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6353226c5dcc2db0e8184aa1dac2e8045f8e5284 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is a good world time app for Mac OS? Is there something like http://www.worldtimebuddy.com/ or http://everytimezone.com/, but that could replace the default Mac OS time and sit in your menu bar?
A: I recommend iStat Menus. It integrates very nicely with the mac menu bar and the Date & Time widget is very customisable and can be made to look identical to the stock Apple menubar app. You have the option to add as many time zones as you like and they are all accessible by clicking the time in the menubar (see screenshot).
iStat Menus 2 used to be free if you can find that version kicking around (needs a kernel extension tweak to work with 10.8 ML); otherwise, version 3 is a (reasonably cheap) paid app.
It also comes with a wealth of other activity monitors that can be placed on the menu bar which integrate equally nicely: both visually and functionally.
| Q: What is a good world time app for Mac OS? Is there something like http://www.worldtimebuddy.com/ or http://everytimezone.com/, but that could replace the default Mac OS time and sit in your menu bar?
A: I recommend iStat Menus. It integrates very nicely with the mac menu bar and the Date & Time widget is very customisable and can be made to look identical to the stock Apple menubar app. You have the option to add as many time zones as you like and they are all accessible by clicking the time in the menubar (see screenshot).
iStat Menus 2 used to be free if you can find that version kicking around (needs a kernel extension tweak to work with 10.8 ML); otherwise, version 3 is a (reasonably cheap) paid app.
It also comes with a wealth of other activity monitors that can be placed on the menu bar which integrate equally nicely: both visually and functionally.
A: I like Hour Lite. It's FREE, simple and has cute UI :)
A: Have been using Clocks http://www.studiodalton.com/clocks/ lately, is quite simple and it works. It is $2.99, though...
I should add there is room for improvement though.
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0916912711ac63be5107d44d3cce11bfaeda81e2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What causes an iMessage to be delivered as a text message? Sometimes when I text other iPhone users, messages don't deliver as iMessages and say "Sent as text message". What causes this to happen?
A: When the receiving end did not set up iMessage on the iPhone, or when there is no internet connection available (for both receiver and sender), it will fall back to plain SMS messages.
You can disable this option in Settings > Messages > Send As SMS.
| Q: What causes an iMessage to be delivered as a text message? Sometimes when I text other iPhone users, messages don't deliver as iMessages and say "Sent as text message". What causes this to happen?
A: When the receiving end did not set up iMessage on the iPhone, or when there is no internet connection available (for both receiver and sender), it will fall back to plain SMS messages.
You can disable this option in Settings > Messages > Send As SMS.
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c0a91c640d792d1dc818609b1e4786374ff1fa73 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I disable images in Safari 6.0? In Safari 6.0 the 'Appearance' tab from 'Preferences' was omitted.
How can I now switch “Display images when the page opens” on/off ?
A: Open Safari and go to Preferences, then click on the Advanced tab. There's a checkbox at the bottom titled "Show Develop menu in menu bar". Check that then close the Preferences window.
You'll notice that in your menu bar between Bookmarks and Window you have a menu called Develop. Near the bottom of that menu list is Disable Images — click it. Now your browsing experience is image free!
| Q: How do I disable images in Safari 6.0? In Safari 6.0 the 'Appearance' tab from 'Preferences' was omitted.
How can I now switch “Display images when the page opens” on/off ?
A: Open Safari and go to Preferences, then click on the Advanced tab. There's a checkbox at the bottom titled "Show Develop menu in menu bar". Check that then close the Preferences window.
You'll notice that in your menu bar between Bookmarks and Window you have a menu called Develop. Near the bottom of that menu list is Disable Images — click it. Now your browsing experience is image free!
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c7d8803275991acba6dae150cedf4867c3ec048b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to change Safari 6 Reader font? In Safari 5 you could just change the Reader.html file inside of the Safari.app to use a sans-serif font.
This Reader.html does not exist in Safari 6.
How do I manage to change the font of Safari Reader (6)?
I hate to read serif fonts.
A: Add a rule like this to /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Safari.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Reader.html:
.page, h1.title {
font-family: 'Avenir Next' !important;
}
The !important is required because a .page div has an inline style attribute that overrides the fonts in Reader.html.
| Q: How to change Safari 6 Reader font? In Safari 5 you could just change the Reader.html file inside of the Safari.app to use a sans-serif font.
This Reader.html does not exist in Safari 6.
How do I manage to change the font of Safari Reader (6)?
I hate to read serif fonts.
A: Add a rule like this to /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Safari.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Reader.html:
.page, h1.title {
font-family: 'Avenir Next' !important;
}
The !important is required because a .page div has an inline style attribute that overrides the fonts in Reader.html.
A: You can also change the Reader.html CSS on iPad, iPhone or iPod, confirmed working on iOS8.1.2 iPad Air 2.
You will need to Jailbreak your iOS device, and download a file system managing app called iFile. Then you'll have full Explorer/Finder functionality on your iOS device.
Next, navigate to the folder:
/var/stash/_.HVRQId/Applications/MobileSafari.app/Reader.html
This is the location on my iPad Air 2 with iOS 8.1.2, it may differ for you. If you upgrade to the paid version of iFile for $4, you can do a search system wide for the Reader.html file, which is what I did.
Open in Text Viewer, now just change the CSS as desired, anywhere you see the "font: -apple-system-*" declaration.
If you want to change the main body typography, add a font-family declaration to the .page tag. For example:
.page {
font: -apple-system-body;
text-align: start;
font-family: Georgia;
}
You can do the same thing to edit the page heading under the h1.title tag
h1.title {
font: -apple-system-headline;
font-weight: normal;
text-align: start;
-webkit-hyphens: manual;
font-family: Georgia;
}
Save Reader.html, reload the Safari webpage, and enjoy your new Reader font!
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6ec3e0a497f2ea76bdfa2ca9386b74cf8233f2eb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can you turn off or disable the display on an iMac? I'd like to turn off my iMac display while connected to it via a remote desktop session. I'm using TeamViewer or LogMeIn, and unfortunately the screen stays on during those sessions when it really doesn't need to be on.
Is there any way to set the screen to off while in use?
Note: I don't want to put the display to sleep because that will only last until I start typing or move the mouse.
A: You can try RedScreen (I don't have an iMac to test it). I read that it can not only decrease the screen brightness beyond OS X defaults (like others do) but also control the screen backlight. You can bypass the default red tinting mode and just use these brightness controls.
| Q: Can you turn off or disable the display on an iMac? I'd like to turn off my iMac display while connected to it via a remote desktop session. I'm using TeamViewer or LogMeIn, and unfortunately the screen stays on during those sessions when it really doesn't need to be on.
Is there any way to set the screen to off while in use?
Note: I don't want to put the display to sleep because that will only last until I start typing or move the mouse.
A: You can try RedScreen (I don't have an iMac to test it). I read that it can not only decrease the screen brightness beyond OS X defaults (like others do) but also control the screen backlight. You can bypass the default red tinting mode and just use these brightness controls.
A: You could turn the brightness on the machine all the way down, which will effectively blank out the screen until the brightness is set up again.
A: If you would not mind using Voice Over, VO has the option of turning the screen black, called screen curtain. You must have VO on to use the screen curtain. To turn Voice over on use command f5, to enable screen curtain press VO (control and option) shift f11, to turn the screen back on use the same key combination. I am not sure how this will work while screen sharing. The information can be found on Apples site, the link is below.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5770
A: fwiw, i found Shady did the trick for me. slightly different use case though, in mine i'm trying to turn off the internal screen which is broken. which is impossible with an imac, as we all know. but Shady (free! but support the devs!), even if it mightn't completely turn off the screen, makes it so dark i can't see the flickering bastard.
originally foudn it here: https://mac-how-to.gadgethacks.com/how-to/lower-screen-brightness-your-mac-below-default-0168430/
direct link to shady dev page:
https://instinctivecode.com/shady/
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b653c1b1ed2d3f3e04e90c9a75e895ceb954c04b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Any way to move contacts between groups on iPhone? Is there any way to move a contact in Contacts on my iPhone into a group? I can create a new contact in any group, but I don't see a way to move an existing contact between groups.
Seems like an oversight that I would have to go back to my Mac, or delete a contact and manually recreate their card in a different group, in order to do this.
A: *
*Go to "groups" in "Contacts" and uncheck all the groups except the one the contact you want to move is in.
*Search for the contact you want to move and "Share" the contact to your own email address or phone # via text.
*Click "edit" on the contact you just sent and delete it.
*Go back to Groups and uncheck the group the contact was sent from.
*Leave only the Group you want the contact in checked.
*Go to your email/text and import the new contact. It will automatically be added to the only active group which you selected.
*Go back to Contact Groups and select all the groups you want showing on your phone.
Voila!
| Q: Any way to move contacts between groups on iPhone? Is there any way to move a contact in Contacts on my iPhone into a group? I can create a new contact in any group, but I don't see a way to move an existing contact between groups.
Seems like an oversight that I would have to go back to my Mac, or delete a contact and manually recreate their card in a different group, in order to do this.
A: *
*Go to "groups" in "Contacts" and uncheck all the groups except the one the contact you want to move is in.
*Search for the contact you want to move and "Share" the contact to your own email address or phone # via text.
*Click "edit" on the contact you just sent and delete it.
*Go back to Groups and uncheck the group the contact was sent from.
*Leave only the Group you want the contact in checked.
*Go to your email/text and import the new contact. It will automatically be added to the only active group which you selected.
*Go back to Contact Groups and select all the groups you want showing on your phone.
Voila!
A: This cannot be done on the phone. You can sync your contacts to a Mac and do the changes from Address Book on the Mac.
You can also do this via iCloud.com.
A: Use Orbi Tools. Can be downloaded from App Store.
A: For the specific case of moving contacts to Gmail/Google, you can move them on the web using iCloud.com and google.com/contacts.
The basic flow is: select the contacts you want to move in iCloud, export them as a VCF file, then import that VCF file in Google Contacts. Then, if you would like your device to stick with Google Contacts, in your iOS device turnoff Contacts sync for iCloud so that future contacts don't end up there (and end up in Google Contacts instead).
Details are in this article Get all your iCloud contacts into Gmail, easily.
A: Moving contacts between groups cannot be done via iPhone. You will have to sync your iPhone via iTunes and ensure that contact sync in enabled. The following process can also be used with your GMail account instead of Exchange.
To move the existing contacts, follow these steps:
*
*Connect your iPhone to your Mac.
*Open iTunes and look for your iPhone under devices in the left navigation section.
*Click on your iPhone to view iPhone sync settings.
*Click on the Info tab at the top of the sync section.
*On the Info tab, select the checkbox next to 'Sync address book contacts'
*Click Sync on the bottom right corner of the sync section.
The above instructions will sync your iPhone contacts to your Address Book on Mac.
*
*Open Address Book.
*Add your exchange account, if you have not done it already.
*After that you can move your iPhone contacts to your exchange account by dragging-and-dropping.
You should also configure the iPhone settings so that newly created contacts are created in the correct place, so you don't need to repeat this process,
*
*Go to Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars
*Scroll to 'Contacts' section
*Tap on the 'Default Account' tab and select your exchange account.
You should be set now!
A: i think i have a perfect solution for this.
Let me explain the issue,
I have an iphone 6 which is now 5 years old and in all this time i have changed multiple jobs, i had a company exchange account and at some point all my contacts were being saved into that account. i moved on, they deleted my account so i could not login and my most of the contacts lived in that group. It complained about the password to that exchange account which i ignored and it still worked.
But comes 2020.
i move on to a new iphone, i realise my icloud can not help, itunes is out of game no more even supported on catalina ios.
I came across this app on apple store for iphone MCbackup it works wonder,
no setup, no fee, no subscription, no activation nothing
I simply gave access to contacts, it copied everything from all the groups and gave me option to send a csv or vcard which i then sent to my email.
Afterwards i now use only gmail for contacts and then easily imported this csv into it.
Now all historical contacts are working for me. :) i hope this helps you all.
A: Ten years after this question was asked iOS contacts now support editing "list" / Contact relationships within the Contacts app on iPhone. On iPhone they call "Groups" "Lists".
(I can't find an official Apple reference about this but it's a nice implementation. I wonder if they are slightly embarrassed about adding it so late.)
A: As noted above changes can be made via Mac or iCloud web GUI. I use Contaqs.app on my iPhone to make Group/Contact edits. Within a Contact I can remove Group relationships, in a Group I can add Contacts, or with a Contact selected I can drag/drop to a group to add it.
There are other 3rd party solutions, this is just one I've used that continues to be maintained and is useful in other ways.
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e43e566cde979f5b6c0e6b77472435b2b1af9020 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: MacBook Pro mirror-like screen I have MacBook Pro at work. It has the glossy glass screen and I'm able to see everybody behind me by just changing the focus of my sight. It's a bit weird.
How do you get used to this mirror/screen?
A: You could also use something like a 3M privacy filter to give it a bit more of a matte appearance and reduce the glare.
| Q: MacBook Pro mirror-like screen I have MacBook Pro at work. It has the glossy glass screen and I'm able to see everybody behind me by just changing the focus of my sight. It's a bit weird.
How do you get used to this mirror/screen?
A: You could also use something like a 3M privacy filter to give it a bit more of a matte appearance and reduce the glare.
A: It is just a matter of time. You do eventually get used to it (I had to). However, the glare will almost always be noticeable. Unfor tunately, this is because of the glass used on the screen. If this is really bothersome, make sure you order the non-glossy screen (another $150). The new retina display MacBook Pro and the newer MacBook Airs have a less glossy screen that the current MacBook Pros.
If it really bothers you now, you may want to look into getting a screen protector. Here is a MacWorld article comparing a couple protectors. I also found one on Amazon. I will note that I have never used on of these.
A: My advice would be to either invest in a matte-style screen protector as others have suggested or to adjust the screen in ways that reduce the glare problem. I usually combat glare problems by increasing brightness or just moving the laptop around until I find a good spot with minimal glare. That said, you do get used to the reflections over time.
A: I don't think this is something you can get used to if it really irritates you.
The obvious solutions or countermeasures to control reflected light from the glass screen are available:
*
*Apply a surface film or treatment to diffuse the reflections.
*Apply a polarization filter. (Polarized glasses could potentially help, but I've never been happy with polarized glasses indoors looking at an LCD for more than a moment to entertain myself. The 3M privacy filters however are incredibly good if that's your thing.)
*Investigate computer distance specific glasses to reduce eye strain so your eyes can focus for longer times on the screen than the reflections. (I have seen incredible increases in comfort from having your optometrist check your eyes for close focus and any need for correction there.)
*Control the lighting ratio between the items behind you and your immediate workspace. A bright tasklight on the keyboard and above the display will not reflect from your display and will reduce your eye's sensitivity to reflected light from the screen.
*Control the angle of the screen (send the offensive reflections above your eye level if possible).
*Screen your work area from behind (above or below depending on the angle you can accept for the main screen. I have seen a matte partition hanging above standing eye level work wonders for people that work with the glassy cinema displays and other countermeasures have failed).
You could try the easiest of these and hope that in time your eyes learn to focus near so the reflections are out of focus, but unless this irritation is quite new, your eyes may have adapted as much as they can and you will need to look into a different location or exchange the machine for a different display. The Air and Retina MacBook pro are not as reflective as the glassed over displays but also not nearly as anti-reflective as the optional wide-screen anti-glare display that you can configure on some of the 15 inch MacBook Pro models.
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906e2180c86eb9d84f84eb046712b49b334e04d3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to make Apple TV play episodes consecutively? I have a 3rd-gen Apple TV. I recently started ripping and adding some of my TV Shows from DVD and I've stumbled into a problem.
Some of TV shows episodes are played consecutively (one-by-one without my intervention) while some are not and after the playback the screen goes back to episode selection menu. This happens on iTunes 11.0.5 on Windows and the versions available since mid-2012. Similarly Apple TV is updated anytime a software update is released for that device as I always use the latest stable software available. I play the movies/TV shows on my Apple TV via HomeSharing.
My guess is that I must have tagged some of them badly and they're not recognized as consecutive or of the same titles maybe.
Can someone suggest what I might have done wrong?
A: If you create a Playlist or Smart Playlist and choose the episode from that it will continue to the next item auotmatically.
| Q: How to make Apple TV play episodes consecutively? I have a 3rd-gen Apple TV. I recently started ripping and adding some of my TV Shows from DVD and I've stumbled into a problem.
Some of TV shows episodes are played consecutively (one-by-one without my intervention) while some are not and after the playback the screen goes back to episode selection menu. This happens on iTunes 11.0.5 on Windows and the versions available since mid-2012. Similarly Apple TV is updated anytime a software update is released for that device as I always use the latest stable software available. I play the movies/TV shows on my Apple TV via HomeSharing.
My guess is that I must have tagged some of them badly and they're not recognized as consecutive or of the same titles maybe.
Can someone suggest what I might have done wrong?
A: If you create a Playlist or Smart Playlist and choose the episode from that it will continue to the next item auotmatically.
A: I've always found that if I just go into the library using the AppleTV regularly, it will always return me to the Episode selection screen, however if I use the Remote app on my iPhone or iPad to first select the AppleTV, and then point it at my iTunes library, and then select the episode (all on the Remote app, without changing any screens on my AppleTV till I select an episode), then the episodes will play one after the other. This is a very consistent thing for me at least :)
A: Select the track in iTunes and Get Info. On the 3rd tab ("Video") ensure that the Season Number and Episode Number are correctly filled out. Also double check that the Sorting tab is blank (this is only necessary if you are custom sorting tracks).
A: Instead of going into the episode details page and clicking "play" from there, you can hit the "play" button on the remote from the season episode list to directly play the file. Sorry if this was obvious- I just discovered this after using the Apple TV for six months.
It saves you a few seconds, and the clicks to enter and back out of the specific episode page. If only they would add the continuous play feature for tv shows now...
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8585fd7ddd2604162dde85327bd88a5090293262 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: External USB drive connected to Airport Extreme doesn't show up in Airport Utility I have connected an external drive to my Airport Extreme, but it doesn't show up in Finder, and it doesn't show up in the list of drives when I connect to the Airport Utility.
The same drive worked previously, but I have since reformatted it. The drive works fine when connected directly to my Mac via USB cable.
Update
I don't recall how the drive was previously formatted, except that I had both a Mac and Windows partition, and the Airport Extreme recognised both of them. Now I've formatted it as a single partition, with format: Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled, Encrypted)
A: I had the same problem with my Western Digital USB drive. I re-formatted it as Mac OS Extended (Journaled, not case-sensitive, not encrypted) and it worked.
| Q: External USB drive connected to Airport Extreme doesn't show up in Airport Utility I have connected an external drive to my Airport Extreme, but it doesn't show up in Finder, and it doesn't show up in the list of drives when I connect to the Airport Utility.
The same drive worked previously, but I have since reformatted it. The drive works fine when connected directly to my Mac via USB cable.
Update
I don't recall how the drive was previously formatted, except that I had both a Mac and Windows partition, and the Airport Extreme recognised both of them. Now I've formatted it as a single partition, with format: Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled, Encrypted)
A: I had the same problem with my Western Digital USB drive. I re-formatted it as Mac OS Extended (Journaled, not case-sensitive, not encrypted) and it worked.
A: I would probably reformat the drive as journaled HFS+ but not Case Sensitive. Encryption is fine, but Case Sensitive is a pain in the arse, especially because the OS X is generally not case specific.
You plugged the USB drive into the AirPort Extreme, but did you use the AirPort Utility to configure everything to work together?
The rightmost tab/button is where you configure attached storage. You'll need to set the password security for either plain visibility when you useFinder to log into the AirPort Extreme, or if the hard drive will require its own password, independent of the device password.
Whole the setup parameters are fairly straight-forward, I may have missed one or two checkboxes. I'm doing this from memory.
Good luck!
A: Given the same drive worked previously, I think the format is most likely to be the issue, as covered in other answers here. However, I have come across the "drive doesn't show in AirPort Utility or anywhere else" issue with my AirPort Extreme 802.11n (2nd Generation) (purchased 2007) a few times and thought I'd share what I'd found:
*
*This AirPort Extreme model doesn't provide a lot of power to the USB port. Some drives spun up, and the power light on the drive lit up, but the drive didn't show up in the AirPort Utility. I fixed this issue by providing power to the drive via a split USB cable and mains USB power supply.
*For one particular drive, I found the controller board in the drive enclosure was incompatible with the AirPort Extreme. The drive didn't show up in AirPort Utility. When I moved the drive into a different enclosure, it all worked OK.
A: I ran into the exact same issue with a 1 TB Western Digital disk. It turned out that the disk was encrypted using the WD security app. Once I turned this feature off, the drive showed up in Finder (via "Export Extreme" under the "shared" category).
A: I had the same issue with an USB 3.0 drive. It was formatted with HFS+ and had external power, but still wouldn't work. The problem was that I used the USB 3.0 cable that came with the drive. When switching to an old USB 2.0 cable and rebooted the AirPort Extreme it finally showed up in AirPort Utility.
A: I have the same issue with encrypted Toshiba external drive. Once I removed the encryption on one of the two partitions, both appeared via AirPort Extreme.
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f65739ce806a4e60e2fda5e622279eccfc223d8c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I use AirDrop from the Terminal? Is there a way to share a file over AirDrop via Terminal on Mountain Lion? How so?
A: I have not (yet) figured out a way to send files via Airdrop using the Terminal, but you can set your computer to receive files via Airdrop using the following shell script:
#!/usr/bin/osascript
tell application "Finder"
activate
tell application "System Events" to keystroke "R" using {command down, shift down}
end tell
| Q: How do I use AirDrop from the Terminal? Is there a way to share a file over AirDrop via Terminal on Mountain Lion? How so?
A: I have not (yet) figured out a way to send files via Airdrop using the Terminal, but you can set your computer to receive files via Airdrop using the following shell script:
#!/usr/bin/osascript
tell application "Finder"
activate
tell application "System Events" to keystroke "R" using {command down, shift down}
end tell
A: There is now a reverse engineered open-source version of AirDrop known as OpenDrop that runs on MacOS and Linux - it allows for sending and receiving of files on the command line with other AirDrop/OpenDrop capable devices (e.g. OpenDrop can run on a Raspberry Pi). To send you need to first discover the available devices e.g.
opendrop find
The chosen receiver is selected (by index, ID or name) and a file is sent:
opendrop -r id -f /path/to/some/file
File reception is more straightforward - files will be downloaded into the current directory:
opendrop receive
A: There is a tool on Github called terminal-share that claims to offer this functionality:
terminal-share -service airdrop -image path/to/image.jpg
But it's not clear to me how you specify a destination..
A: You can do so using Hammerspoon. It's not completely automatic since you still have to select your phone.
opendrop doesn't work on the iPhone unfortunately.
I've written a blog post about this
Add the following to your init.lua
local hex_to_char = function(x)
return string.char(tonumber(x, 16))
end
local unescape = function(url)
return url:gsub("%%(%x%x)", hex_to_char)
end
hs.urlevent.bind("airdrop", function(eventName, params)
local file = unescape(params["f"])
print(file)
local url = hs.sharing.fileURL(file)
local ad = hs.sharing.builtinSharingServices.sendViaAirDrop
local s = hs.sharing.newShare(ad)
s:shareItems({url})
end)
This will construct an endpoint to the hammerspoon Custom URL that can receive filenames as input.
Then you can create a script like this
#! /usr/bin/bash
rawurlencode() {
local string="${1}"
local strlen=${#string}
local encoded=""
local pos c o
for (( pos=0 ; pos<strlen ; pos++ )); do
c=${string:$pos:1}
case "$c" in
[-_.~a-zA-Z0-9] ) o="${c}" ;;
* ) printf -v o '%%%02x' "'$c"
esac
encoded+="${o}"
done
REPLY="${encoded}"
}
rawurlencode "$@"
/usr/bin/open -g "hammerspoon://airdrop?f=${REPLY}"
This will URL-encode the input and send it to the airdrop custom URL which we've registered with hammerspoon.
Save this somewhere as airdrop file in your $PATH, chmod +x it (make executable), and then you can airdrop <myfile>
A: No - the functionality is programmed into the core OS and lacks official hooks supplied by Apple via the command line.
A: I created a CLI tool a few years ago that does what you want:
https://github.com/vldmrkl/airdrop-cli
Hope this helps
A: osascript -e 'tell application "Finder"
activate
tell application "System Events" to keystroke "R" using {command down, shift down}
end tell'
A: You can also automatically set your AirDrop receiving setting to "Everyone", script based on None of the above's answer:
#!/usr/bin/osascript
tell application "Finder"
make new Finder window
activate
end tell
tell application "System Events" to tell process "Finder"
keystroke "R" using {command down, shift down}
# open the "Allow me to be discovered by" dropdown
click button 1 of splitter group 1 of splitter group 1 of window 1
# select the 3rd option (Everyone)
click radio button 3 of pop over 1 of splitter group 1 of splitter group 1 of window 1
end tell
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dc15b2aa2ab2621363e94e3b228d5bf2408659e0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to do fresh install of Mountain Lion? My Mac is very slow.
My Mac is running OS X Mountain Lion after an upgrade from Lion.
How can I do a fresh install the OSX Mountain Lion, with a clean HDD (all of my documents deleted), so it feels like a new MacBook?
A: *
*Back up your data.
*Boot into the Recovery System by holding ⌘+R during early boot.
*Select Disk Utility and format your drive where OS X and your files were stored on.
*Quit Disk Utility and select "Install Mountain Lion".
| Q: How to do fresh install of Mountain Lion? My Mac is very slow.
My Mac is running OS X Mountain Lion after an upgrade from Lion.
How can I do a fresh install the OSX Mountain Lion, with a clean HDD (all of my documents deleted), so it feels like a new MacBook?
A: *
*Back up your data.
*Boot into the Recovery System by holding ⌘+R during early boot.
*Select Disk Utility and format your drive where OS X and your files were stored on.
*Quit Disk Utility and select "Install Mountain Lion".
A: You should make a boot disk first, then you can boot from it and install.
Make a boot disk
Before we start you should get your hands on a usb drive with at least 8 gigs of space that you're happy to wipe clean.
*
*First off you'll need to redownload the Mountain Lion app from the
app store, unfortunately it disappears after you install
*Right click on “Install Mac OS X Mountain Lion.app” and choose the
option to “Show Package Contents.”
*Inside the Contents folder that appears you will find a
SharedSupport folder and inside the SharedSupport folder you will
find the “InstallESD.dmg.” This is the Mountain Lion boot disc image
you are looking for.
*Copy “InstallESD.dmg” to another folder like the Desktop.
*Plug in your USB drive of at least 8 gigs and Launch Disk Utility
from the Utilities folder in your apps.
*Select the drive in the left hand pane and click on the "erase" tab
Set the format to MAC OS Journaled and give it a name like Mountain
Lion OSX or something you'll remember. Click Erase
*Click on the restore tab, in the source select the InstallESD.dmg
file we copied earlier, in the destination tab select your USB
drive. Click Restore
Clean Install from boot disk
*
*Reboot your system and hold alt/option key as soon as your machine
powers up. When you see a picture of your bootdisk, click on it to boot from it.
*Once booted from the Mountain Lion installation media you will have
the opportunity to run Disk Utility and erase your Mac’s primary
hard drive. From the Erase tab select your Mac’s primary hard drive
and choose “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)” as the format. Before you
erase the drive confirm you have a known good backup then click
Erase.
*With your Mac’s primary hard drive wiped clean it is now time to
begin installing Mountain Lion. Quit Disk Utility to go back to the
Mountain Lion installer. Choose your Mac’s primary hard drive as the
destination, and continue.
Voila, clean mac.
A: How much RAM do you have. For Mountain Lion , you need 8 GB RAM.
Other thing, I would like to suggest you to clean your Mac, remove all system junks from your Mac and gain more free spaces. Still, if your Mac is slow then do fresh installation.
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08a4235b346143de9e42a1f1a08e0820811a6ec2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I set an animated GIF as my desktop wallpaper? How can I make my desktop wallpaper image an animated GIF?
A: You can use Mojave's dynamic wallpaper. macOS doesn't natively support animated GIFs as wallpapers.
However you can use this https://lifehacker.com/set-an-animated-gif-as-your-macs-wallpaper-1756859302
but at the cost of a shorter battery life for a wallpaper that you probably wouldn't see in action because you got windows all over.
Your case is more like needing a really thin phone(GIF) which you are gonna cover with a case(windows) anyways.
| Q: How do I set an animated GIF as my desktop wallpaper? How can I make my desktop wallpaper image an animated GIF?
A: You can use Mojave's dynamic wallpaper. macOS doesn't natively support animated GIFs as wallpapers.
However you can use this https://lifehacker.com/set-an-animated-gif-as-your-macs-wallpaper-1756859302
but at the cost of a shorter battery life for a wallpaper that you probably wouldn't see in action because you got windows all over.
Your case is more like needing a really thin phone(GIF) which you are gonna cover with a case(windows) anyways.
A: You can also use this tool to set animated GIFs on your desktop: Bionix Animated Desktop Wallpaper
A: From: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7509329
I'm afraid OS X does not provide for animated wallpaper. There are
some apps that claim to do this such as DeskFun and BioniX.
A: My best idea is to make the GIF into a bunch of sperate images, put them all in a folder, and then say to change wallpaper every 5 minutes in order. It's not ideal, but it's probably the best way to do this without installing any third-party software.
A: As yet another free alternative to run GIFs and APNGs as desktop wallpaper I wrote the screensaver AnimatedGif. It is complete Open Source and can be found on GitHub.
https://github.com/Waitsnake/AnimatedGif/releases/latest/
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3339fe55ccea8c22c78f9c6614c9f6530194cb88 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to get back the missing monitor option in Mountain Lion's menubar? When plugging in an external monitor on every OS X < 10.8 you could set the monitor options to show up on the menu bar.
How do I get this option on Mountain Lion?
I connect a DVI monitor via the hdmi ouput on a retina MacBook Pro and I am unable to find a way to enable this option.
A: System>Library>Coreservices>Menu Extras - Double click on the Displays.Menu icon
Just like in the old (10.3?) days.
| Q: How to get back the missing monitor option in Mountain Lion's menubar? When plugging in an external monitor on every OS X < 10.8 you could set the monitor options to show up on the menu bar.
How do I get this option on Mountain Lion?
I connect a DVI monitor via the hdmi ouput on a retina MacBook Pro and I am unable to find a way to enable this option.
A: System>Library>Coreservices>Menu Extras - Double click on the Displays.Menu icon
Just like in the old (10.3?) days.
A: I did find out that in Display Preferences, if you hold down Option ⌥ you get the detect display. The the other solution of using ⌥ + Brightness keys works.
A: Display Menu (free) on the Mac App store adds the menu options back for OS X 10.8
A: The menubar option is not available anymore.
You have to go into System Preferences > Displays.
THe fastest way is to use shortcuts:
Option(alt) + Brightness Key on an Apple Keyboard brings you directly to the display settings.
Command + F1 to toggle between video mirroring and extended desktop
Command + F2 to detect displays
Control + Brightness to change the brightness of the secondary display.
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b9ca3b81a3843d3dcf9bcb7f2382bd4ba5e5fd6d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I unlock my Mac without having to click my name? In Snow Leopard, at least, I could press Cmd + L to select my name and then press Enter to get the password prompt, but I can't get that to work in Mountain Lion when I've left the computer locked for an extended amount of time.
How do I unlock my Mac without having to click my name when I've locked it?
A: Also you can use the Arrow Keys ← or → to select the user name you want and then press Enter to get the password prompt.
| Q: How do I unlock my Mac without having to click my name? In Snow Leopard, at least, I could press Cmd + L to select my name and then press Enter to get the password prompt, but I can't get that to work in Mountain Lion when I've left the computer locked for an extended amount of time.
How do I unlock my Mac without having to click my name when I've locked it?
A: Also you can use the Arrow Keys ← or → to select the user name you want and then press Enter to get the password prompt.
A: Actually, Cmd + L still works too, but my problem seems to be that the keyboard is unresponsive after locking if the screensaver kicks in. For now, I'll up the time for the screensaver to kick in as per How can I set the Mac OS X screensaver when not logged in? and hope that Apple fixes this in a future update.
A: Just by typing the first letters of the user's name should select that user. Afterwards, as you say, pressing Enter will prompt for the password.
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a8b833102d99b4a1f3a20bf3f52e6f69c4d646b3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to view progress when encrypting a disk? Mountain Lion allows one to encrypt any disk by right-clicking on the disk in the Finder and selecting Encrypt from the contextual menu.
Is there anyway to check on the progress of this encryption process?
A: Just as an extra note to the existing answers, I ran this through grep to get a concise answer to each conversion.
diskutil cs list | grep -e "Conversion" -e "Volume Name"
The result was:
| Conversion Status: Converting (forward)
| Conversion Progress: 71%
| Volume Name: Macintosh HD
Conversion Status: Converting (forward)
Conversion Progress: 4%
Volume Name: Data
| Q: How to view progress when encrypting a disk? Mountain Lion allows one to encrypt any disk by right-clicking on the disk in the Finder and selecting Encrypt from the contextual menu.
Is there anyway to check on the progress of this encryption process?
A: Just as an extra note to the existing answers, I ran this through grep to get a concise answer to each conversion.
diskutil cs list | grep -e "Conversion" -e "Volume Name"
The result was:
| Conversion Status: Converting (forward)
| Conversion Progress: 71%
| Volume Name: Macintosh HD
Conversion Status: Converting (forward)
Conversion Progress: 4%
Volume Name: Data
A: I combined the two answers by Nick Bedford and Owlyfool to produce this:
watch -n 5 "diskutil cs list | grep -e Conversion -e Volume\ Name"
You'll need the linux "watch" command for this. This runs the command by Nick every 5 seconds to give you an update, without scrolling the terminal a whole lot. Also shows a nice timestamp.
Example output:
Every 5.0s: diskutil cs list | grep -e Conversion -e Volume\ Name Wed Jul 20 19:21:47 2016
| Conversion Status: Complete
| Volume Name: Macintosh HD
Conversion Status: Converting (forward)
Conversion Progress: 1%
Volume Name: Stijn_Spijker
Show my (already encrypted) internal disk, and my USB disk being encrypted.
A: Something a little simpler than above. From this File Vault question I also learnt that:
fdesetup status
gives truncated output:
FileVault is Off.
Decryption in progress: Percent completed = 20.58
(OS Sierra 10.12.5)
A: On OS X 10.11.1 the output diskutil cs list shows encryption progress as:
…
+-- Logical Volume Group 19B060CE-52A6-4102-9F3D-E6108BD91316
=========================================================
Name: My harddrive
Status: Online
Size: 499113885696 B (499.1 GB)
Free Space: 18972672 B (19.0 MB)
|
+-< Physical Volume 3F2AE785-3A81-45E2-9A3B-93BA762C0AD2
| ----------------------------------------------------
| Index: 0
| Disk: disk5s2
| Status: Online
| Size: 499113885696 B (499.1 GB)
|
+-> Logical Volume Family E4B845E2-2294-4F26-89B5-25ADE02747D2
----------------------------------------------------------
Encryption Type: AES-XTS
Encryption Status: Unlocked
Conversion Status: Converting (forward)
High Level Queries: Not Fully Secure
| Passphrase Required
| Accepts New Users
| Has Visible Users
| Has Volume Key
|
+-> Logical Volume 58EA9B33-CD1A-49F7-A596-E2C5ED6E24B5
---------------------------------------------------
Disk: disk6
Status: Online
Size (Total): 498742591488 B (498.7 GB)
Conversion Progress: 2%
Revertible: Yes (unlock and decryption required)
LV Name: My harddrive
Volume Name: My harddrive
Content Hint: Apple_HFS
…
For easier viewing use diskutil cs list | grep Conversion to only show the line with the progress.
A: Based on the answers here, I set up this command for reasonably spaced out status reports with APFS (as opposed to Core Storage)
while true; do diskutil apfs list | grep 'Decryption' ; sleep 720; done
The fdesetup status works quite well for a quick status check.
A: Similar to owlyfools answer, you can do this for APFS disks using
while true; do diskutil apfs list | grep 'Encryption Progress' ; sleep 60; done
A: i like to do it this way.
while true; do diskutil cs list | grep 'Conversion Progress' ; sleep 30; done
will print out an updated progress every 30 seconds so you can just leave it running and glance over and instantly see where the progress is up to without having to run the command again.
A: Open up the Terminal and enter the command:
diskutil cs list
Or with APFS starting with 10.13
diskutil apfs list
With APFS the FileVault setup utility also shows health and this status:
fdesetup status
You will see an output listing at least one Logical Volume Group, with a Logical Volume Family and Logical Volume nested below.
There is be a Conversion Status item in the Volume Family entry that will tell you if it's converting to an encrypted volume or not, and for a progress indicator, look under the Logical Volume entry for Size (Total) and Size (Converted) entries, to see how many GB have been converted so far.
For an APFS volume, the output is simpler: there will be an Encryption Progress entry with a percentage as a value (such as 16.0%). This entry will turn into an Encrypted entry, with values Yes or No. As a complement to the value of either field, (Unlocked) may be present if the volume encryption is currently unlocked.
During encryption:
Encryption Status: Unlocked
Encryption Type: AES-XTS
Conversion Status: Converting
Conversion Direction: forward
Has Encrypted Extents: Yes
Fully Secure: No
Passphrase Required: Yes
Disk: disk6
Status: Online
Size (Total): 569869340672 B (569.9 GB)
Size (Converted): 231454277632 B (231.5 GB)
Revertible: Yes (unlock and decryption required)
LV Name: Heap
Volume Name: Heap
Content Hint: Apple_HFS
Encryption completed:
Encryption Status: Unlocked
Encryption Type: AES-XTS
Conversion Status: Complete
Conversion Direction: -none-
Has Encrypted Extents: Yes
Fully Secure: Yes
Passphrase Required: Yes
Disk: disk6
Status: Online
Size (Total): 569869340672 B (569.9 GB)
Size (Converted): -none-
Revertible: Yes (unlock and decryption required)
LV Name: Heap
Volume Name: Heap
Content Hint: Apple_HFS
The actual Terminal output is nested and longer. Here, only the most important information is listed.
Apparently decrypting an external disk is very slow (or even paused) if you use a laptop which is running on batteries. So always make sure to plug it into mains power when performing this operation.
A: The accepted answer does not seem to work for APFS volumes. It seems that the only way here is to use fdesetup status. This fantastic blog offers a script which basically uses that command to determine the status. In the article it reads:
If encrypted, the following message is displayed:
FileVault is On.
If not encrypted, the following message is displayed:
FileVault is Off.
If encrypting, the following message is displayed:
Encryption in progress: Percent complete = 27
If decrypting, the following message is displayed without quotes:
Decryption in progress: Percent complete = 10
These are also the outputs of fdesetup status.
A: Catalina works with:
while : ; do printf "$(date) - " ; diskutil apfs list|grep Encryption ; sleep 300;done
Giving 5-minute (300 second) interval updates...
If you use:
diskutil apfs list
to find out which disk (in this case disk5) you can be more specific/efficient:
while : ; do printf "$(date) - "; diskutil apfs list disk5|grep Encryption ; sleep 300;done
This gives the output as:
Tue Feb 16 21:51:25 AEDT 2021 - Encryption Progress: 10.0% (Unlocked)
Tue Feb 16 21:56:25 AEDT 2021 - Encryption Progress: 11.0% (Unlocked)
Tue Feb 16 22:01:26 AEDT 2021 - Encryption Progress: 11.0% (Unlocked)
Tue Feb 16 22:06:26 AEDT 2021 - Encryption Progress: 12.0% (Unlocked)
A: An alternative to the timed status reports in other answers that use diskutil cs list or diskutil apfs list, you can also use fdesetup status.
For the currently booted volume:
while true; do fdesetup status | grep 'Percent' ; sleep 30; done
For a mounted external drive:
while true; do fdesetup status -device <disk identifier> | grep 'Percent' ; sleep 30; done
where <disk identifier> is in a form like disk3s1 corresponding to your external disk's system or data volume as found in diskutil list.
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6574bf51cbfb7df1155c83150797ffbadc8ad3d6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to enable press-and-hold accent character menu in text editors (i.e. Xcode)? When I press and hold a key (i.e. a) in most programs (such as a web browser, Evernote, etc.) I see the accent character pop-up menu.
However, I do not see the pop-up in Xcode or Vim, and I would like to. In those programs, it just repeats the character.
How do I enable the menu for those types of programs?
| Q: How to enable press-and-hold accent character menu in text editors (i.e. Xcode)? When I press and hold a key (i.e. a) in most programs (such as a web browser, Evernote, etc.) I see the accent character pop-up menu.
However, I do not see the pop-up in Xcode or Vim, and I would like to. In those programs, it just repeats the character.
How do I enable the menu for those types of programs?
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68ca12a237512b9f61a6889bd1289d9823633ee5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I re-download songs I purchased on the iPad, after formatting the iPad? I formatted the iPad and lost my songs.
Is it possible to re-download songs I bought via iPad?
A: Yes the purchased tab in the app stores should allow you to re-download most if not all of your purchases. If you have previously hidden some purchases, you may need to access your Apple store account (Apple ID) to see the unfiltered list of past purchases.
Please see this link or this link on Apple's website for more details. You can edit your question or ask another if you find a problem on a specific step.
| Q: How do I re-download songs I purchased on the iPad, after formatting the iPad? I formatted the iPad and lost my songs.
Is it possible to re-download songs I bought via iPad?
A: Yes the purchased tab in the app stores should allow you to re-download most if not all of your purchases. If you have previously hidden some purchases, you may need to access your Apple store account (Apple ID) to see the unfiltered list of past purchases.
Please see this link or this link on Apple's website for more details. You can edit your question or ask another if you find a problem on a specific step.
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759e02197e505384df87149b112195e1ab848f78 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I still set my account picture to an image from disk in OS X Mountain Lion? I can't seem to browse my hard disk for a custom image to use as my account picture anymore since installing OS X Mountain Lion.
The new popover shows that I can now only choose from the default set of pictures, pick something I've recently used, or take a new one with my Mac's iSight camera:
(I have no real inclination towards golf.)
There was always a Choose button in the panel dialog in previous versions of OS X, but now it's gone. Is there no way to browse my disk for a custom image anymore on Mountain Lion, or is there hopefully a defaults switch somewhere that I need to flip to enable it again?
A: You can drag in any picture from the Finder into the Preference Pane to change the custom image. Not as convenient as using the Open Dialog though...
| Q: Can I still set my account picture to an image from disk in OS X Mountain Lion? I can't seem to browse my hard disk for a custom image to use as my account picture anymore since installing OS X Mountain Lion.
The new popover shows that I can now only choose from the default set of pictures, pick something I've recently used, or take a new one with my Mac's iSight camera:
(I have no real inclination towards golf.)
There was always a Choose button in the panel dialog in previous versions of OS X, but now it's gone. Is there no way to browse my disk for a custom image anymore on Mountain Lion, or is there hopefully a defaults switch somewhere that I need to flip to enable it again?
A: You can drag in any picture from the Finder into the Preference Pane to change the custom image. Not as convenient as using the Open Dialog though...
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757f456f280b1f554beae6b2a299d6d98ec3fdfa | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I reverse the scroll direction of my mouse? I upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion from Snow Leopard and all of a sudden my scrolls in the browser window (chrome, Firefox etc) have reversed.
I need to scroll up to go down and vice-versa. Is there a way to change the direction ?
A: You can change this in "System Preferences" -> "Mouse"
This change actually happened from Snow Leopard to Lion with the introduction of Natural Scrolling to match iOS scrolling behavior where the motion is expected to work on the content - not the scroll indicator - as the two move in opposite directions.
| Q: Can I reverse the scroll direction of my mouse? I upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion from Snow Leopard and all of a sudden my scrolls in the browser window (chrome, Firefox etc) have reversed.
I need to scroll up to go down and vice-versa. Is there a way to change the direction ?
A: You can change this in "System Preferences" -> "Mouse"
This change actually happened from Snow Leopard to Lion with the introduction of Natural Scrolling to match iOS scrolling behavior where the motion is expected to work on the content - not the scroll indicator - as the two move in opposite directions.
A: You need to go to System Preferences icon on the Dock, then mouse in Hardware category, then scroll direction. The description could be different because I have it in Spanish that I am translating, but you need to un-check it anyway, it worked for me.
A: In System Preferences, go to Mouse and on the Point & Click tab ensure Scroll direction: natural is disabled
A: The system preference for scroll direction is all-or-nothing and applies to every input device uniformly. With some things, this just doesn't make sense. If you want fine-grained control of which input devices scroll in which way (for example, if you want touchpads to use the "natural" scrolling while having the scroll wheel use traditional scrolling), try ScrollReverser.
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c4f5b80c1375f2408f0144c84b68820377c02f83 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: MacBook Pro won't recognize my analog audio jack headphones. Help? Periodically, my MacBook Pro 17" stops recognizing my headphones. No amount of unplugging and replugging seems to help. The sound settings never show headphones as an output device. How can I fix this? The only thing I can find elsewhere on the Internet are people saying, "Reboot!" This works, but is impractical and annoying.
A: There seems to be a bug whereby if the headphones are plugged in when the MBP is put to sleep and are not present when it is rewakened, the headphones stop being recognized. The solution is to:
*
*Unplug the headphones
*Put the MBP back to sleep (close the lid; without an external display hooked up)
*Plug the headphones back in
*Wake the MBP by opening the lid.
This should fix the problem.
| Q: MacBook Pro won't recognize my analog audio jack headphones. Help? Periodically, my MacBook Pro 17" stops recognizing my headphones. No amount of unplugging and replugging seems to help. The sound settings never show headphones as an output device. How can I fix this? The only thing I can find elsewhere on the Internet are people saying, "Reboot!" This works, but is impractical and annoying.
A: There seems to be a bug whereby if the headphones are plugged in when the MBP is put to sleep and are not present when it is rewakened, the headphones stop being recognized. The solution is to:
*
*Unplug the headphones
*Put the MBP back to sleep (close the lid; without an external display hooked up)
*Plug the headphones back in
*Wake the MBP by opening the lid.
This should fix the problem.
A: This worked on Catalina 10.15.3
*
*Open Activity Monitor
*Search for "audio" processes
*Force kill coreaudiod process, it will be restarted, then the Helper processes appeared and the audio jack recovered without rebooting
A: open system preferences and go into sound. under the output tab
make sure where it says "use audio port for:" is set to "sound output"
A: Ok, looks like I fixed my issue by resetting PRAM. Here are the steps:
*
*Shut down your Mac.
*Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command (⌘), Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
*Turn on the computer.
*Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys before the gray screen appears.
*Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
*Release the keys.
Source - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
A: Plug-in the headphones. Using the button in the upper right corner of the powerbook, restart the computer. Hold down the alt option key while clicking on the speaker volume icon in the top, menu bar. The headphones should show on the dropdown menu. They are now you output device. This worked for me.
Simply ... plug in the headphones. Restart the powerbook.
A: Yes sleep the macbook connect the headphones then awake the mac, voila!
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2dc25e0c54b47cbc8e7eaeee225c8de55b858842 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I kill a process using top on OS X? On other Unixe,s I can use top and then hit K and type the process ID.
How can I do that in OS X?
I can type kill [the_pid] on its own at the command line and that works. However, I was wondering if there was a way for it to happen while in the top program.
A: # top
press shift + s. This will bring up:
signal [TERM]:
At this point you can just press return for a 'polite' process end request ("signal 15") that will let the process clean up files, release memory, etc.
For process that can't be killed this way, you can enter the word ‘kill’ which is signal "9" then press return.
Now top prompts for a pid (process id):
pid:
Enter the pid of the process you want to kill and that should take care of it.
| Q: How can I kill a process using top on OS X? On other Unixe,s I can use top and then hit K and type the process ID.
How can I do that in OS X?
I can type kill [the_pid] on its own at the command line and that works. However, I was wondering if there was a way for it to happen while in the top program.
A: # top
press shift + s. This will bring up:
signal [TERM]:
At this point you can just press return for a 'polite' process end request ("signal 15") that will let the process clean up files, release memory, etc.
For process that can't be killed this way, you can enter the word ‘kill’ which is signal "9" then press return.
Now top prompts for a pid (process id):
pid:
Enter the pid of the process you want to kill and that should take care of it.
A: From the top man page:
S<signal><pid>
Send <sig> to <pid>. <sig> can be specified either as a number or
as a name (for example, HUP). The default signal starts out as TERM.
Each time a signal is successfully sent, the default signal is updated
to be that signal. <pid> is a process id.
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b6f396db45ed0d42494c55a85c2252baa958fa55 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to get Ctrl+return key binding for emacs in iTerm2 working? I have Control+Return key bound to a function that I use very often. This works when i run emacs in x-windows. But when I run emacs in iTerm2 control+return just has the effect of line-feed (i.e as if I have just hit enter without holding the control key down). i have tried different variation of this in emacs
(global-set-key (kbd "<C-return>") 'duplicate-line)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-RET") 'duplicate-line)
(global-set-key [(control return)] 'duplicate-line)
None of them seem to work in iTerm/emacs. I'm not sure if this a emacs terminal mode problem or a problem with iTerm2. I don't want to bind this to any other complex key sequence as I use this very often.
How to get Ctrl+return key binding for emacs in iTerm2 working?
A: I just did a quick test of emacs in iTerm2 and Terminal. Both see CTRL-RET as simply RET.
I did this with CTRL-h k to see what the key is bound to.
| Q: How to get Ctrl+return key binding for emacs in iTerm2 working? I have Control+Return key bound to a function that I use very often. This works when i run emacs in x-windows. But when I run emacs in iTerm2 control+return just has the effect of line-feed (i.e as if I have just hit enter without holding the control key down). i have tried different variation of this in emacs
(global-set-key (kbd "<C-return>") 'duplicate-line)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-RET") 'duplicate-line)
(global-set-key [(control return)] 'duplicate-line)
None of them seem to work in iTerm/emacs. I'm not sure if this a emacs terminal mode problem or a problem with iTerm2. I don't want to bind this to any other complex key sequence as I use this very often.
How to get Ctrl+return key binding for emacs in iTerm2 working?
A: I just did a quick test of emacs in iTerm2 and Terminal. Both see CTRL-RET as simply RET.
I did this with CTRL-h k to see what the key is bound to.
A: You should be able to map the CTRL-RET to anything you want by making a Profile. Editing the Profile. In the Profile dialog box use the Keys tab to that gets sent when you press the keys.
I am not sure what sequence you need to send.
Hope this helps.
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5e1eb808b66b4702396b9629daa82988d4472c65 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What's the difference between the swedish and swedish - pro keyboard layouts? There seem to be two layouts for Swedish (not counting Sami) and I don't understand the difference.
A: As far as I can tell the only difference is that @ and ™ has switched places on the two layouts.
Screenshots from MacOS High Sierra (10.13.4)
| Q: What's the difference between the swedish and swedish - pro keyboard layouts? There seem to be two layouts for Swedish (not counting Sami) and I don't understand the difference.
A: As far as I can tell the only difference is that @ and ™ has switched places on the two layouts.
Screenshots from MacOS High Sierra (10.13.4)
A: On Macintosh computers, the Swedish and Swedish Pro keyboards differ as regards the characters available using the ⇧ Shift or ⌥ Option keys. ⇧ Shift+§ (on the upper row) produces the ° sign, and ⇧ Shift+4 produces the € sign. The digit keys produce ©@£$∞§|[]≈ with ⌥ Option and ¡”¥¢‰¶{}≠ with ⌥ Option+⇧ Shift.
A: With "Swedish" the @ sign wasn't available on alt-2, so I had to switch to "Swedish Pro" to get back the "old" behavior.
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d2a10904a4841b227d5328d8dda5b84128496032 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I open a file in its default application from the command line in OS X? How can I open a file in its default application from the command line?
For example if I have a file foo.doc, can I type command ./foo.doc into the CLI and have that file open in Word?
Note: on my linux machine, I would use xdg-open but that doesn't work on my Mac.
A: Use:
open foo.doc
or, alternatively:
open -n foo.doc
to force it to open a new instance if one is already open for that app.
| Q: How can I open a file in its default application from the command line in OS X? How can I open a file in its default application from the command line?
For example if I have a file foo.doc, can I type command ./foo.doc into the CLI and have that file open in Word?
Note: on my linux machine, I would use xdg-open but that doesn't work on my Mac.
A: Use:
open foo.doc
or, alternatively:
open -n foo.doc
to force it to open a new instance if one is already open for that app.
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0dddceb6a98f21278e7e36ea6f28c1cb00df9b43 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I turn off App Store notifications in Mountain Lion The App Store on Mountain Lion pushes update notifications through Notification Center. Unfortunately, this also happens for users that are not system administrators (and so cannot run the App Store). How can I turn this off?
Notification Center has preferences, where applications can be vetted, but App Store does not appear in this list.
A: I recently discovered that you can dismiss individual notifications by clicking on the app store update notification, and swiping/dragging to the right.
I do it about 20x a day because I don't have the time to restart my iMac every day for software updates.
| Q: How do I turn off App Store notifications in Mountain Lion The App Store on Mountain Lion pushes update notifications through Notification Center. Unfortunately, this also happens for users that are not system administrators (and so cannot run the App Store). How can I turn this off?
Notification Center has preferences, where applications can be vetted, but App Store does not appear in this list.
A: I recently discovered that you can dismiss individual notifications by clicking on the app store update notification, and swiping/dragging to the right.
I do it about 20x a day because I don't have the time to restart my iMac every day for software updates.
A: Disabling App Store Notification
Open your Applications folder and navigate to the App Store application. Right click on the application and select ‘Show Package Contents’.
Select the contents folder.
Within this folder you will see an application named ‘Info.plist’.
Copy this to the desktop or another folder.
Open this file in Text Edit.
There are various options within this file.
Scroll down to the option which states.
NSUserNotificationAlertStyle
alert
Change ‘alert’ to ‘none’.
Save the file and copy it back to the location in which you found it. You will have to authenticate with your admin password to make the change since you are altering a protected system file.
You may need to restart the App Store application, or your Mac.
Credit for this idea is found on imgur.
A: You can now simply go to System Preferences > App Store, and turn off "Automatically check for updates."
No messing with firewalls, and just works with App Store. So just remember to check every now and then manually to find out when you have updates!
A: It's located in:
System Preferences < Security and Privacy < Firewall < Firewall Options (you might have to activate this) < + < AppStore
Click the arrow on the right for a drop down to select "block all incoming connections" and I keep it like this until I decide it's time to update everything.
A: Uh....for some reason I can't respond to Buscar up there who is talking about the whole <key>NSUserNotificationAlertStyle</key> thing, in response to "App Store Is Annoying".
If you go to info.plist in the package contents, and it looks all XML-y, I think the trick to this is to find that line with NSUserNotificationAlertStyle inside the <key> tag, and then look below for the <string> tag, which should be sandwiching the word "alert". Just change "alert" to "none"... I think that'll work. Will restart & test out now.
A: I just discovered the missing solution here:
http://osxdaily.com/2012/11/15/stop-software-update-mac-os-x/
You can selectively disable notifications about specific software updates you don't care about (like useless App updates) by control-clicking the update inside the App Store to reveal a hidden "Hide Update" option.
This is best for those who want to keep Notification Center active for all its other uses (calendar alarms, etc.) and who also want to be notified about critical software updates. It should permanently mute notifications about certain software updates (until that software comes out with a new update).
(Hopefully this also works for the case where non-admin users are getting update notifications they can't act on.)
Screen-capture from OSxdaily article:
A: The best solution I've found for this so far has been to ⌥+'click' the notifications menu icon in the top right and disable notifications. This resets every day though.
A: I found that the preferences for the notification center are located in a sqlite database in ~/Library/Application Support/NotificationCenter/ The file is named with a GUID so I'm not sure if it's the same for every account, but it was the only file in the directory and has a .db extension. I used the following sql command
update app_info set flags = 134 where bundleid = 'com.apple.appstore'
I'm not 100% sure if it is working or not, but you can try it by running
sqlite3 ~/Library/Application\ Support/NotificationCenter/*.db "update app_info set flags = 134 where bundleid = 'com.apple.appstore'"
in a terminal.
Meaning of Flags
As suggested, here's what I was able to figure out about the flags value by modifying entries through System Preferences and observing the resulting change in flag value.
The flag value appears to be a bitmask of at least 16 bits as follows
| | | | | | | | | | M | | A | b | S | B | H |
The meanings of the fields are
M Set if the options have been modified from the default values
A Set if alerts should be shown for the application
b Set if banners should be shown for the application
S Set if "Play sound when receiving notifications" is checked
B Set if "Badge app icon" is checked
H Set if "Show in Notification Center" is unchecked
I was not able to find any meaning for the remaining fields. The value 134 is the original value that the appstore entry had (which was 150) but with the alert bit cleared. I thought one of the extra bits set on the appstore entry was the one that caused it to be hidden from the preference pane, but even after clearing them it did not show up.
A: Update: This doesn't work, the key appears to be ignored for some reason.
I think you might be able to change the default behavior of App Store.app by changing the NSUserNotificationAlertStyle plist entry from alert to banner. I just applied this change myself, but haven't been able to verify that it works because there haven't been any updates yet.
Here's what I did:
sudo nano /Applications/App\ Store.app/Contents/Info.plist
Find alert: ^w alert<
replace with banner and save ^x y
A: If you wish to go one step further and disable Notification Center permanently, open the Terminal (located in Applications/Utilities), and type in the following command followed by the return key:
sudo defaults write /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.notificationcenterui KeepAlive -bool false
You’ll be required to type in your administrator password to continue with the request to disable Notification Center. You can re-enable notification center by replacing “false” in the above statement with “true.”
After doing that, type in the following command to quit the Notification Center:
killall NotificationCenter
When you log out and back in to your Mac, the Notification Center icon in the menu bar will be missing.
OR
You can simply hide the update in the Mac APP Store or wherever your notification is coming from.
Acknowledgements : http://www.maclife.com/article/howtos/how_disable_notification_center_mountain_lion
A: Try: System Preferences, App Store, and turn Automatic Updates off. Simple
A: Open System Preferences > Software Updates, then uncheck the box that says "You will be notified when updates are ready to be installed".
A: Go to setting>notification>app store>disable allow notification
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9e7339082f395751536d273beb55247a6a6d706c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Safari: stop hiding tabs I can't use safari and continue using chrome only because of 1 reason:
chrome doesn't hides tabs (when there are too many of them)
I just want to act safari like this
And not like this
Is there some plugin or workaround to make safari better ?
A: Glims for Safari is your friend.
After installation go to Safari > Preferences > Glims > Tabs Misc. and check "Set minimum tab labels size to favicon size".
You'll get something like this…
| Q: Safari: stop hiding tabs I can't use safari and continue using chrome only because of 1 reason:
chrome doesn't hides tabs (when there are too many of them)
I just want to act safari like this
And not like this
Is there some plugin or workaround to make safari better ?
A: Glims for Safari is your friend.
After installation go to Safari > Preferences > Glims > Tabs Misc. and check "Set minimum tab labels size to favicon size".
You'll get something like this…
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07831eb45a54b37c7ff2474ab87a433516bcf1f2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: For equal cost, why would you select the MacBook Air over the MacBook Pro? I can see that the 13" version of MacBook Pro and MacBook Air is same $1199, but the Pro is more feature-loaded than Macbook Air. Why would anyone buy MacBook Air? What's the catch in this?
I was thinking of buying a MacBook for development purposes, and worried if there's any problem in the Pro version, because it comes with more features (like more storage).
Edit:
Thanks for the answer guys, I bought a MacBook Pro a week ago and already loving it.
A: The MacBook Air runs at a higher resolution (1440 x 900) vs the Pro (1280 x 800).
For development the higher resolution could be nice if you are only using the laptop screen, if you are running connected to an external screen, this doesn't really matter.
Having looked and worked on both (pre 2012 models), the Pro screen seems to be a better quality with better viewing angles and colours - this is subjective as Apple's website describe them as the same.
| Q: For equal cost, why would you select the MacBook Air over the MacBook Pro? I can see that the 13" version of MacBook Pro and MacBook Air is same $1199, but the Pro is more feature-loaded than Macbook Air. Why would anyone buy MacBook Air? What's the catch in this?
I was thinking of buying a MacBook for development purposes, and worried if there's any problem in the Pro version, because it comes with more features (like more storage).
Edit:
Thanks for the answer guys, I bought a MacBook Pro a week ago and already loving it.
A: The MacBook Air runs at a higher resolution (1440 x 900) vs the Pro (1280 x 800).
For development the higher resolution could be nice if you are only using the laptop screen, if you are running connected to an external screen, this doesn't really matter.
Having looked and worked on both (pre 2012 models), the Pro screen seems to be a better quality with better viewing angles and colours - this is subjective as Apple's website describe them as the same.
A: The MacBook Air is much smaller and therefore lighter. Less space means smaller components and therefore either less power or more expensive parts.
If you're going to travel a lot with your MacBook buy a Air, if you don't and need power buy a Pro.
A: MacBook Air
*
*Solid state storage (faster read/write)
*Lighter frame
*No optical drive (optional external superdrive available)
MacBook Pro
*
*Superdrive optical bay
*More storage for less money
A: The primary cons for the MacBook Pro are:
*
*heavier and more bulky compared to the Air
*noticeably slower HDD versus SSD at the same price point
*only has a 1280x800 screen resolution
Note: but is confirmed to be a better quality display than the one in the Air, with a more accurate color gamut.
Things that sold me on the MacBook Pro over the 13" MacBook Air: the MacBook Pro is more future-proof and upgradeable and offers more value for the money in my opinion.
*
*Primarily Upgradeable RAM, the Pro Comes with 4 GB and so does the MacBook Air, but the key point is that I can just order it with the 4 GB for the Pro, knowing that I will be able to upgrade to 8 GB or even 16 GB at market rate for RAM whenever I want to. I cannot do that with an Air, you either order the 4 GB and shorten the usable life of your computer or pay upfront to upgrade to at most 8 GB at a premium price (thats shoddy and I would like to avoid that).
*Secondly the MacBook Pro as of Mid-2012 version still has a standard form factor drive bay where you can purchase and install 3rd party 2.5" SATA Laptop Drives of your choice in SSD or standard hard disk drives.
And then the bonus features in order of importance to me, all of which without the need for external dongles and adapters:
*
*Gigabit Ethernet
*Firewire 800 port
*SuperDrive (optical drive)
*Standard Audio headphone jack that can do both output or input over analog or digital cables
*Hasn't moved to the new MagSafe 2 adapter format
So the flexibility and value of the MacBook Pro sold me on it, its really sad to note that all MacBooks will probably be Airs (like the MacBook Pro Retina) soon enough and this value option will be nothing but a thing of the past, so enjoy it while it lasts.
A: I've owned both and personally found the pro to be FAR FAR FAR superior to the air.
As stated in the other answers the air has the advantage of being a lot lighter and solid state drive is also reliable and faster. However, the air is essentially a netbook competitor. I found mine to be not up to the task for most of the things I wanted to do.
As a designer and web developer I quite often have illustrator, photoshop, dreamweaver and bridge all running at the same time as well as a web browser or two and and FTP program, the macbook air always struggled with even one or two of these applications and the fan would be running virtually constantly if I wanted to do more than surf the web.
With the macbook pro on the other hand, I have Transmit, Illustrator, Photoshop, inDesign, Dreamweaver, Bridge, TextMate, Microsoft Outlook, Telephone, Chrome and Safari all open as I write this post... and the fan hasn't even started.
A: Also, although this isn't generally accepted by Apple users, MS Windows doesn't run well on the MacBook Air, whereas it does on the MacBook Pro.
A small thing to keep in mind.
EDIT: As stated below, this appears to be untrue for newer MacBook Air models, as from version 11 and up they are using Sandy Bridge, which I did not know about - since i've never put my hands on one of the newer models. In short; this makes my original point moot.
A: At the price point you're talking about, the Air comes with an SSD drive, whereas the Pro comes with a 5400 rpm hard drive (and a slightly faster CPU). Depending on the type of development work you do, the SSD drive may give you a more noticeable advantage than the small CPU bump.
For what it's worth, I went with the Air, for the SSD and higher resolution (plus it looks awesome) - but I'll retire it from dev use next year when Retina displays are cheaper and in a smaller form factor.
Edit - in the latest 2012 models, both the Air and the Pro have similar i5 processors and matching memory speed, so the differences in speed people are talking about aren't quite fair.
A: If your requirement includes physical security, you might want to know that the Air doesn't come with Kensington lock. There are locks made for Air but they seem a bit hackish — eg: putting a metal in the gap between the screen & body, or covering the whole Air with plastic that is screwed to the body.
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fea1cceb5196f4a5d29274ac1002618dd48ef11c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Apple keeps resetting my Apple ID password? For the last 4 weeks or so, I get the "This apple ID has been disabled for security reason... bla bla bla" notification at least two times per week. All my devices are up to date and have been updated to use the new password.
There are at least 5 people in my office that are experiencing the same problem. I have read the article @ http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2446 but it doesn't help me much.
How can I make them stop? I will run out of passwords very, very soon.
A: It might be the case that someone is trying to gain access to your and your coworkers accounts by trying out random passwords. After a certain number of failed attempts, your account will be disabled to prevent bad guys from continuously trying out passwords.
My suggestion would be to try to find out why it is being reset by contacting Apple support. They can probably tell you the specific reasons for disabling the account as it will probably be logged by them.
Sorry to redirect you, but this is not something we can 'solve' without knowing the reason behind the resets :-)
| Q: Apple keeps resetting my Apple ID password? For the last 4 weeks or so, I get the "This apple ID has been disabled for security reason... bla bla bla" notification at least two times per week. All my devices are up to date and have been updated to use the new password.
There are at least 5 people in my office that are experiencing the same problem. I have read the article @ http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2446 but it doesn't help me much.
How can I make them stop? I will run out of passwords very, very soon.
A: It might be the case that someone is trying to gain access to your and your coworkers accounts by trying out random passwords. After a certain number of failed attempts, your account will be disabled to prevent bad guys from continuously trying out passwords.
My suggestion would be to try to find out why it is being reset by contacting Apple support. They can probably tell you the specific reasons for disabling the account as it will probably be logged by them.
Sorry to redirect you, but this is not something we can 'solve' without knowing the reason behind the resets :-)
A: They have your email address and pasword. I would recommend to change email password and iTunes password in these situations.
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23c161eb98743894d0378ec56fa7ec7b2cd0e367 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Has iOS Always had Secure Boot? In Apple's recent iOS Security paper here
http://images.apple.com/ipad/business/docs/iOS_Security_May12.pdf
They speak about the Secure Boot Chain, my question is has iPhones/iPods/iPads always had this feature?
"Secure Boot Chain Each step of the boot-up process contains
components that are cryptographically signed by Apple to ensure
integrity, and proceeds only after verifying the chain of trust. This
includes the bootloaders, kernel, kernel extensions, and baseband
firmware"
A: The Secure Boot Chain is a succession of steps designed to check and verify the integrity of the iOS. As it ensures too that the iOS runs only on validated Apple device, I'd say that it has been like this since the beginning.
| Q: Has iOS Always had Secure Boot? In Apple's recent iOS Security paper here
http://images.apple.com/ipad/business/docs/iOS_Security_May12.pdf
They speak about the Secure Boot Chain, my question is has iPhones/iPods/iPads always had this feature?
"Secure Boot Chain Each step of the boot-up process contains
components that are cryptographically signed by Apple to ensure
integrity, and proceeds only after verifying the chain of trust. This
includes the bootloaders, kernel, kernel extensions, and baseband
firmware"
A: The Secure Boot Chain is a succession of steps designed to check and verify the integrity of the iOS. As it ensures too that the iOS runs only on validated Apple device, I'd say that it has been like this since the beginning.
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8530ea5ca101e1d71ec91e0fb73da9eb1e690c6c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to type this tilde ~ in Mac (I can only type ˜ Using Fn + N) on an Italian Mac? I've seen this answer, but on my Italian keyboard I've got < between Z and Left Shift instead of the ~. So, how can I type it?
A: With the italian keyboard you can use alt + 5
| Q: How to type this tilde ~ in Mac (I can only type ˜ Using Fn + N) on an Italian Mac? I've seen this answer, but on my Italian keyboard I've got < between Z and Left Shift instead of the ~. So, how can I type it?
A: With the italian keyboard you can use alt + 5
A: Option ⌥ + 5
You can show the keyboard viewer from the input menu if it's enabled.
A: It is left Alt + ^ which will give you tilda sign over Swedish Mac keyboard.
A: Just change the language of your USA International Keyboard - PC for USA
A: I struggled a lot about writing accents and special characters in macOS with an Italian keyboard. The most comfortable way to do them is to hold option + press a key.
Specifically, for tilde, as mention above is Option + 5 (try other keys also, you'll be used to it in a while).
There are other special combinations for accents which are:
*
*option + N and a letter for ñ
*option + U and a letter for ü
*option + 8 and a letter for ú
*option + 9 and a letter for ù
*option + ì and a letter for ô
A: Using an Italian Keyboard.
The option + N will Also give you a Small Tilde ˜ as apposed to ~
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ec12f68672510ad251a241653c28dce14a502426 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to set reply-to address in Apple Mail I have two accounts set up in Apple Mail. The second account is for backup purposes and because at times the primary account is unavailable. When that happens, I send from the second account but would like the reply-to address to be that of the primary account. Is there a way to set things up this way in Apple Mail?
A: If the View Reply-To Address option is checked, the Reply-To Address field will be blank in an email draft. It can then be populated as desired.
However if then left unpopulated - or if the View Reply-To Address option is unchecked - on email send it will automatically be set. The email address used will be that of the default account as specified in Preferences.
| Q: How to set reply-to address in Apple Mail I have two accounts set up in Apple Mail. The second account is for backup purposes and because at times the primary account is unavailable. When that happens, I send from the second account but would like the reply-to address to be that of the primary account. Is there a way to set things up this way in Apple Mail?
A: If the View Reply-To Address option is checked, the Reply-To Address field will be blank in an email draft. It can then be populated as desired.
However if then left unpopulated - or if the View Reply-To Address option is unchecked - on email send it will automatically be set. The email address used will be that of the default account as specified in Preferences.
A: Simple!
With a message composition window open in Apple Mail make the following menu selection:
View > Reply-To Address Field
That works for a message-by-message basis. If you want to apply all the time there's a hack you can do this via Terminal:
defaults write com.apple.mail UserHeaders '{"Reply-To" = "reply-to@address"; }'
More details can be found here.
A: Just configure both email accounts with the same email address, but different server details and credentials.
You can set the e-mail address in Mail.app Preferences > Accounts for each account individually.
A: If you go to settings, then mail then account, under IMAP information it says Email, click on the arrow on right, then choose add account and enter the email address of the account you want reply sent from and hit RETURNABLE it will add the account then you must click on that account to select it. Hit done and you will be all set.
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0bf990cf6f99fd0f2621a476d58d55e307d4382c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Time Tracking App with Alfred integration Is there a time tracking that integrates with Alfred, so you can start/stop time tracking using typed commands?
A: I use Harvest to track time. It has a robust API. There is a command-line tool called hcl for interacting with Harvest time sheets.
I haven't bought the Alfred Powerpack myself, but I presume that since the Powerpack includes an interface to develop your own shell scripts to extend Alfred that it would be fairly straightforward to start/stop new tasks:
$ hcl start mytaskalias adding a new feature
$ hcl stop
You've inspired me to look into this for improving my workflow. I currently use the Harvest application which has a very handy menu bar control, but being able to start/stop a timer quickly from Alfred sounds like a nice option…
| Q: Time Tracking App with Alfred integration Is there a time tracking that integrates with Alfred, so you can start/stop time tracking using typed commands?
A: I use Harvest to track time. It has a robust API. There is a command-line tool called hcl for interacting with Harvest time sheets.
I haven't bought the Alfred Powerpack myself, but I presume that since the Powerpack includes an interface to develop your own shell scripts to extend Alfred that it would be fairly straightforward to start/stop new tasks:
$ hcl start mytaskalias adding a new feature
$ hcl stop
You've inspired me to look into this for improving my workflow. I currently use the Harvest application which has a very handy menu bar control, but being able to start/stop a timer quickly from Alfred sounds like a nice option…
A: I just released a workflow with this functionality.
*
*View details on the Alfred forum: http://www.alfredforum.com/topic/3166-harvest-time-tracking/
*Or view the project directly on Github: https://github.com/tinystride/alfred-harvest
A: I’m not really sure if there’s a time tracking software that integrates with AlfredApp but take a look at this project management app that has an integration with some useful Google applications, this might help you find a good alternative. In addition, most time trackers have an easy option to simply start/stop the timer. If you can find a software that requires you to simply enter a task name then that’s a good option to pick.
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faed76cba738141ae0c2580b9987b5ca07c75e10 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I delete my iPhoto themes folder (/Library/Application Support/iPhoto/Themes)? I have no interest in ever using them, although I do use iPhoto to store my photos. Will deleting the entire Themes folder mess anything up?
A: I found if you leave all the folders starting with Printing... and the Assets folder that are in the /Library/Application Support/iPhoto/Themes folder, you can still print.
Just delete all the other folders and you will regain a chunk of disk space.
| Q: Can I delete my iPhoto themes folder (/Library/Application Support/iPhoto/Themes)? I have no interest in ever using them, although I do use iPhoto to store my photos. Will deleting the entire Themes folder mess anything up?
A: I found if you leave all the folders starting with Printing... and the Assets folder that are in the /Library/Application Support/iPhoto/Themes folder, you can still print.
Just delete all the other folders and you will regain a chunk of disk space.
A: You won't be able to print, so bear that in mind.
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f26007c7a34d6dce7cc48b69609931ed4abe97be | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Screen Flash Behavior I have an annoying new behavior on my MBP 13" running Lion (10.7.4) that I don't know what I did to provoke. I am familiar with so-called visual bells in terminals, but I've noticed a similar effect happening in any window in my OS X session - not just in Terminal. I've researched this and there appears to be a setting in System Preferences -> Universal Access -> Hearing where you can enable a screen flash in place of an alert sound. However, this is unchecked on my system.
Any ideas how I can correct this? I'm going to seize out soon if I can't figure out how to disable it...ugh.
EDIT: In response to the comments/questions below, I have confirmed that the plist also shows this setting disabled. I'm not sure what the advantage to removing the plist file and logging out/in would be.
plutil -convert xml1 -o - ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.universalaccess.plist|grep -A1 flashScreen
<key>flashScreen</key> <false/>
A: Do you have your system sound muted or volume turned all the way down? Even for the non-hearing-impaired the Mac will use visual bells (at least some of the time) when sound output is turned off.
| Q: Screen Flash Behavior I have an annoying new behavior on my MBP 13" running Lion (10.7.4) that I don't know what I did to provoke. I am familiar with so-called visual bells in terminals, but I've noticed a similar effect happening in any window in my OS X session - not just in Terminal. I've researched this and there appears to be a setting in System Preferences -> Universal Access -> Hearing where you can enable a screen flash in place of an alert sound. However, this is unchecked on my system.
Any ideas how I can correct this? I'm going to seize out soon if I can't figure out how to disable it...ugh.
EDIT: In response to the comments/questions below, I have confirmed that the plist also shows this setting disabled. I'm not sure what the advantage to removing the plist file and logging out/in would be.
plutil -convert xml1 -o - ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.universalaccess.plist|grep -A1 flashScreen
<key>flashScreen</key> <false/>
A: Do you have your system sound muted or volume turned all the way down? Even for the non-hearing-impaired the Mac will use visual bells (at least some of the time) when sound output is turned off.
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3e74bdd1d219940ddb604ade43c510e33f6e896d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does Apple support DDC/CI for 3rd party displays via Apple's Thunderbolt to DVI adapter I had a Dell 21.5" monitor, which was previously connected to a Windows PC via its DVI port, which has no problem with DDC/CI which allowed me to control brightness and Contrast of the attached display via Windows.
My question is: through Apple's adapter, can I control a non-Apple display within System Preferences?
A: It's an old topic, but I'll still post it here, just in case.
I'm not sure about specific details of TB-to-DVI adapter, but in general you CAN control quite a lot of monitors. There's a great little free program called MonitorControl by the0neyouseek, it gives you option to control brightness, contrast, and even volume on external monitors.
I personally tested it with Samsung P2450, AOC G2460F, Dell S2240M, and even old 4:3 Samsung 710n VGA via adapter, and it worked without problems at all.
| Q: Does Apple support DDC/CI for 3rd party displays via Apple's Thunderbolt to DVI adapter I had a Dell 21.5" monitor, which was previously connected to a Windows PC via its DVI port, which has no problem with DDC/CI which allowed me to control brightness and Contrast of the attached display via Windows.
My question is: through Apple's adapter, can I control a non-Apple display within System Preferences?
A: It's an old topic, but I'll still post it here, just in case.
I'm not sure about specific details of TB-to-DVI adapter, but in general you CAN control quite a lot of monitors. There's a great little free program called MonitorControl by the0neyouseek, it gives you option to control brightness, contrast, and even volume on external monitors.
I personally tested it with Samsung P2450, AOC G2460F, Dell S2240M, and even old 4:3 Samsung 710n VGA via adapter, and it worked without problems at all.
A: I wish it were possible too, but the short answer is no, you can't use System Preferences to control the brightness of an external display via DDC/CI.
It might be feasible to write a program that can adjust the brightness of your external display, but it's by no means a sure thing. Read on if you want the gory details…
After doing a fair bit of research, I'm pretty sure that Apple doesn't use DDC/CI to control the brightness of displays, either internal or external.
*
*The brightness of Apple Cinema Displays can only be adjusted when the USB interface is plugged in. With DDC/CI this would not be necessary.
*Apple provides (though apparently does not document) an interface to display brightness through their IOKit library, specifically in ioGraphicsLib:
*
*http://mattdanger.net/2008/12/adjust-mac-os-x-display-brightness-from-the-terminal/
…but this interface does not seem to work reliably for external displays:
*
*http://njr.sabi.net/2006/06/20/setting-display-brightness-updated-tool/
( I read up on this a few years ago and while I can't now find a supporting link, I seem to recall that display brightness (at least for internal displays) may be delegated to Apple's System Management Controller (SMC), which has responsibility for all power-related functions: fan speed, monitoring battery level, etc. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple had implemented their own I²C control interface between the SMC and the internal display - but this is pure speculation on my part. )
*It is possible to communicate with/control external displays using DDC/CI and custom software, but support for this has been broken more than once in the OS X era. DDC/CI support is also dependent on the graphics chipset and drivers used.
From http://update.necdisplay.com/spectraview/readmemac_v1_1_12_1.html:
As of Mac OS 10.8.0, support for monitor connunications[sic] via
DDC/CI is not functioning on some Macs, including systems with DVI
video outputs, and when using a miniDisplayPort to DVI cable or
adapter. NEC is working with Apple to fix this issue in a future Mac
OS update.
*DDC/CI works over I²C. Apple's IOKit library includes an I²C interface which should make it possible to write a display control program, but there are a few reports that this does not work reliably (specifically, values can be written to the monitor but not read, so you can't tell what the current brightness is):
*
*http://lists.apple.com/archives/colorsync-users/2011/Feb/msg00026.html
*http://lists.apple.com/archives/darwin-dev/2012/Jul/msg00019.html
*https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11561623/i2c-communication-in-iokit-on-mac-os-x
So that's about the size of it, as far as I can tell.
If you are (or you know) an Objective-C developer, I did find a project on GitHub that you could have a look at tinkering with – however as mentioned above, even assuming the code is OK, it might not work for your combination of monitor, Mac and display drivers.
A: Disclaimer: I compiled this app myself(although I'm not the author). It may freeze your machine.
You can also try this app: https://github.com/superduper/BrightnessMenulet, though it allows to adjust brightness only on main display(one where menu bar appears).
I've tested it on my MacBook Pro + Dell U2412M, worked fine.
A: Apple software doesn't support any means to control PC monitors beyond sleeping them.
The hardware adapters will pass DDC commands through if you can send them by other means.
I use many DisplayPort/Thunderbolt to DVI adapters as well as USB-to-VGA with my ddcctl program.
Try running ddcctl -d 1 -b ? to test whether your 1st monitor's brightness can be polled.
Then to increase the 1st monitor's brightness by 5 "ticks" (the scale varies from monitor mfg/model):
$ ddcctl -d 1 -b ? -b 5+
2015-06-19 11:46:14.081 ddcctl[39871:4302046] I: found 2 displays
2015-06-19 11:46:14.081 ddcctl[39871:4302046] I: polling display 1's EDID
2015-06-19 11:46:14.102 ddcctl[39871:4302046] I: got edid.name: LG ULTRAWIDE
2015-06-19 11:46:14.103 ddcctl[39871:4302046] D: command arg-pair: d: 1
2015-06-19 11:46:14.103 ddcctl[39871:4302046] D: command arg-pair: b: 5+
2015-06-19 11:46:15.108 ddcctl[39871:4302046] D: querying VCP control: #16 =?
2015-06-19 11:46:15.212 ddcctl[39871:4302046] I: VCP control #16 = current: 42, max: 100
2015-06-19 11:46:15.213 ddcctl[39871:4302046] D: relative setting: 42 + 5 = 47
2015-06-19 11:46:15.213 ddcctl[39871:4302046] D: setting VCP control #16 => 47
A: I have a Thunderbolt monitor and Macbook Air. By using CTRL-F1 and CTRL-F2 the monitor's brightness can be adjusted.
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998a4eb712a357e804014fb36a6a45e2c0dac75a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Different remote SSH access password than user account password Is it possible to have a different password for SSH access than your user password.
I would like to have a strong password for remote SSH/SFTP access, while having a password that is fast to type on my user account.
A: You can only have one password for one and the same account, but for SSH and SFTP you can however further restrict access to make it more secure.
One thing you can and should do if your SSH server is available to the public is disable password authentication altogether:
Edit /etc/sshd_config (requires root credentials) and uncomment the line:
#PasswordAuthentication no
Next uncomment and change the following directive to no.
#ChallengeResponseAuthentication yes
Now you can only authenticate with SSH keys and authenticating with passwords is disabled. To set up a public and private key I'd refer you to the following documentation.
Additionally you can also restrict which accounts can login over SSH and for example only allow one specific user (which can be different from your day-to-day account and can have a more secure password). You can do that right from the Sharing preference pane.
| Q: Different remote SSH access password than user account password Is it possible to have a different password for SSH access than your user password.
I would like to have a strong password for remote SSH/SFTP access, while having a password that is fast to type on my user account.
A: You can only have one password for one and the same account, but for SSH and SFTP you can however further restrict access to make it more secure.
One thing you can and should do if your SSH server is available to the public is disable password authentication altogether:
Edit /etc/sshd_config (requires root credentials) and uncomment the line:
#PasswordAuthentication no
Next uncomment and change the following directive to no.
#ChallengeResponseAuthentication yes
Now you can only authenticate with SSH keys and authenticating with passwords is disabled. To set up a public and private key I'd refer you to the following documentation.
Additionally you can also restrict which accounts can login over SSH and for example only allow one specific user (which can be different from your day-to-day account and can have a more secure password). You can do that right from the Sharing preference pane.
A: If you're looking for strong security over SSH, I recommend using key authentication. You have the option of assigning a password to a key. You can be the judge of how strong the password for your key needs to be. Remember, that a medium strength key password when the key yields stronger security than simple password authentication--assuming that you've properly secured your private key.
The basic process is:
*
*Generate a public / private key pair using ssh-keygen (see link above)
*Copy / Append your public key to ~/.ssh/authorized_keys on the remote host.
To copy your public key to the remote host painlessly, grab and run ssh-copy-id once you've generated your key pair.
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381cf86ad09bacb5c5aafe62132c3448f8c6155b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: "All My Files" option in Open/Save dialog get 100% CPU on Mountain Lion for a couple of minutes? "All My Files" option in Open/Save dialog get 100% CPU on Mountain Lion for a couple of minutes?
How to solve this?
Mainly this happens twice: once before drawing anything on screen and once again after displaying the files.
After about two minutes you can use the dialog, but the problem reapers every time you click on All My Files.
I do have a SSD+HDD setup on my machine. Console does not say anything interesting.
A: This might be caused by the general slow spotlight problems with OS 10.7.5 and 10.8.2. What version of Mountain Lion are you running? How long has this been a problem? If you're running 10.8.2 you might try this workaround.
| Q: "All My Files" option in Open/Save dialog get 100% CPU on Mountain Lion for a couple of minutes? "All My Files" option in Open/Save dialog get 100% CPU on Mountain Lion for a couple of minutes?
How to solve this?
Mainly this happens twice: once before drawing anything on screen and once again after displaying the files.
After about two minutes you can use the dialog, but the problem reapers every time you click on All My Files.
I do have a SSD+HDD setup on my machine. Console does not say anything interesting.
A: This might be caused by the general slow spotlight problems with OS 10.7.5 and 10.8.2. What version of Mountain Lion are you running? How long has this been a problem? If you're running 10.8.2 you might try this workaround.
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764ac4fc5a472cd3d8f88ec151544c0ed32f9890 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Change Command Prompt - Variables are literal, and changes to .bashrc or .bash_profile not making a difference Trying to change my command prompt in OS X 10.8 / Mountain Lion. Changes to ~/.bashrc and ~/.bash_profile do not make any difference. Like:
export PS1="\W \$"
It defaults to the host name ("\h\%"). Even if I try to set PS1 in the terminal, it changes but displays the variables literally, as below:
ws10% PS1="\W \$"
\W $
(with ws10 being the host name)
My ~/.bashrc file:
export PS1="\W \$ "
Any ideas? I keep getting lost when I cd up and down the directory structure! Thanks a lot.
A: Typically on Mac OS X, only .bash_profile is executing when starting a new terminal. A common solution is to source one file into the other, for example in ~/.bashrc:
[ -r ~/.bash_profile ] && source ~/.bash_profile
Apart from that, your example works perfectly fine for me when put in .bash_profile. If you still experience problems, maybe you are overlooking something else?
| Q: Change Command Prompt - Variables are literal, and changes to .bashrc or .bash_profile not making a difference Trying to change my command prompt in OS X 10.8 / Mountain Lion. Changes to ~/.bashrc and ~/.bash_profile do not make any difference. Like:
export PS1="\W \$"
It defaults to the host name ("\h\%"). Even if I try to set PS1 in the terminal, it changes but displays the variables literally, as below:
ws10% PS1="\W \$"
\W $
(with ws10 being the host name)
My ~/.bashrc file:
export PS1="\W \$ "
Any ideas? I keep getting lost when I cd up and down the directory structure! Thanks a lot.
A: Typically on Mac OS X, only .bash_profile is executing when starting a new terminal. A common solution is to source one file into the other, for example in ~/.bashrc:
[ -r ~/.bash_profile ] && source ~/.bash_profile
Apart from that, your example works perfectly fine for me when put in .bash_profile. If you still experience problems, maybe you are overlooking something else?
A: I copied my .bashrc and .profile from an old mac and was seeing this issue. It came down to the fact that .bashrc was checking for a specific terminal emulation name "xterm-color". In Mountain Lion, xterm-color was renamed to xterm-16color and a new xterm-256color emulator was added:
check to see if your .bashrc has this check:
case "$TERM" in
xterm-color) color_prompt=yes;;
esac
and add the new term names, so it looks like this:
case "$TERM" in
xterm-color) color_prompt=yes;;
xterm-16color) color_prompt=yes;;
xterm-256color) color_prompt=yes;;
esac
A: My .bashrc reads:
PS1="\[\e[0;32m\]\u@monkey:\w\$ \[\e[0m\]"
i.e. no 'export' in front of the PS1 setting. Does it help? I surely get the prompt I have specified. In addition this line
source ~/.bashrc
in .bash_profile should also help is you set the prompt in .bashrc.
A: In .bash_profile add at the end following line:
[ -r ~/.profile ] && source ~/.profile
That made it work again for me under Mountain Lion.
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81ad7d49852673b4f28fc51c26ed68a8c6c78ea6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can iTunes songs be transferred from one account to another account? My son, who's now an adult, has been using my iTunes account (I don't use iTunes) that I created for him many years ago and he's accrued a large legal iTunes library.
He will be leaving home in the near future.
The problem is how can I transfer everything he's purchased into his own iTunes account?
He plans on creating his own iTunes account before leaving.
Is it even possible to transfer these thousands of songs from my account to his?
Note : This is all Windows PC based.
A: You can't really transfer content from one account to another. But what you can do is to change the Apple ID and all personal information for the one you currently have all purchased songs on.
There is a nice article at ehow.com
| Q: Can iTunes songs be transferred from one account to another account? My son, who's now an adult, has been using my iTunes account (I don't use iTunes) that I created for him many years ago and he's accrued a large legal iTunes library.
He will be leaving home in the near future.
The problem is how can I transfer everything he's purchased into his own iTunes account?
He plans on creating his own iTunes account before leaving.
Is it even possible to transfer these thousands of songs from my account to his?
Note : This is all Windows PC based.
A: You can't really transfer content from one account to another. But what you can do is to change the Apple ID and all personal information for the one you currently have all purchased songs on.
There is a nice article at ehow.com
A: Copy the files from your computer to his using an external hard drive. And authorise your account as an audible account on that computer. Any account can be audible on up to 5 computers. Just remember to de-authorise each computer as you update. Your son wouldn't have ownership of the music but it is the quickest way of transferring a large amount of music. He could add this music to his library and play it through any device.
A: No, unfortunately, you can not change 'ownership' of the files to another account. You would have the same issue with a married couple that bought all the music on one account, but then got divorced. This happened with my dad and his ex-wife's account, and we contacted Apple to make sure.
The most 'legal' route would be to possibly convert this current account into his new account. As in, change the contact, billing, and email address to use his info. This way, his account just moves with him. If you ever wanted to make an account, you could create a new one.
The closest thing you could possibly do otherwise is when he has his second account set up, turn on Home Sharing on both machines. He could then add this music to his new library, and your account could authorize it.
Another option would be to possibly use iTunes Match. He could copy all of the files he purchased into his library, and turn on iTunes Match. Then delete those files locally, and re-download from iTunes in the Cloud. This would remove DRM on some files, so he could play them, and have them in his library. (This is the path my dad chose).
The legality of either of the last two methods though is questionable, since that's not really the design of the service. Although, this may be more of the 'right' thing to do than illegally download them. I am not a lawyer, so what I say in regards to that is only in observation or feeling, not official.
In the end, with DRM'd files, and many Terms of Use of digital files, the purchaser is the only one who owns the 'rights' to the files. While he may have purchased them on an account you owned, you are actually the owner, etc. iTunes does not let you transfer this ownership, but they do provide services like the two above to help families.
A: There is one way (if he either has another laptop or is taking the one with your Apple ID). First off, if you're going to be using a different laptop you can create another Apple account on that laptop.
Next log in and then log out. Now log in with your Apple ID and download all of your songs to the laptop (it may take a while since all of the music). The other way, if he will be taking the laptop that already has the Apple ID, you will already have all the music in that computer's library so just simply log out and log in with a new Apple ID you have created and you will have all the music this way still.
I prefer the latter because with the former, sometimes there is a chance it will in a sense get locked but not locked out, just you can download anything with another Apple ID for 90 days but in this case I do not think that will happen. (I have done all this before). Hope this helps.
A: I just had the same problem, bur when you select al of your music on your mac or pc, and then right-click on one of them. you can select make a version for AAC, if you do that, your mac / pc will copy the songs, but the account will not be linked anymore to the copied version!!!
A: Once a purchased is made with one AppleID that content can be played only on 5 different devices. If you enable Home Sharing this only allows you to transfer iTunes content easily between users either on the same computer or other computers in the network, but the content has to be authorized to play on any additional computer/device even though you transferred the content via Home Sharing (note the HOME in "Home Sharing" :) So, if your son leaves your home and wants to take the music you purchased for him using your AppleID, he can use Home Sharing to get the music into his library, but we won't be able to play it on any device other than the ones you authorized to play content purchased with your AppleID. It seems to me that "Music Match" is the best way to handle this kind of re-ownership.
A: This deserves a new answer, just to keep it up to date.
This is now possible using Family Sharing
Family Sharing makes it easy for up to six people in your family to share each other’s iTunes, iBooks, and App Store purchases without sharing accounts. Pay for family purchases with the same credit card and approve kids’ spending right from a parent’s device. And share photos, a family calendar, and more to help keep everyone connected.
You can use Family Sharing on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 8, your Mac with OS X Yosemite and iTunes 12, or your PC with iCloud for Windows 4.0. To get started, one adult in your household—the family organizer—sets up Family Sharing, invites up to five additional family members, and agrees to pay for any iTunes, iBooks, and App Store purchases they initiate while part of the family group. Once family members join, the features of Family Sharing are set up on everyone’s devices automatically.
A: Yes, as long as your connected to the same WiFi, you can use iCloud to enable 'Home Sharing'. Your son can create his own, separate iTunes account and once 'Home Sharing' is enabled you will be able to drag and drop all of the songs from one account to the other. I've done it many times with a few different accounts in the family.
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ceb7197eb544e9442b2b90ffdc644b8f1db6c128 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What terminal command shows the type of display that I have on my MacBook Pro? What terminal command shows the type of display that I have on my MacBook Pro? I used the following command in terminal and it didn't work:
ioreg -lw0 | grep \"EDID\" | sed "/[^<]*
A: ioreg -lw0 | grep \"EDID\" | sed "/[^<]*</s///" | xxd -p -r | strings -6
Depending on the string that comes up it will tell you the manufacturer of the display. It will not display in plain text.
Assuming you have a Retina display, a string with LP in it means it's an LG.
| Q: What terminal command shows the type of display that I have on my MacBook Pro? What terminal command shows the type of display that I have on my MacBook Pro? I used the following command in terminal and it didn't work:
ioreg -lw0 | grep \"EDID\" | sed "/[^<]*
A: ioreg -lw0 | grep \"EDID\" | sed "/[^<]*</s///" | xxd -p -r | strings -6
Depending on the string that comes up it will tell you the manufacturer of the display. It will not display in plain text.
Assuming you have a Retina display, a string with LP in it means it's an LG.
A: Does the relevant info show up in system profiler?
If so, there's a command line: system_profiler. You can extract all kinds of information using the command line and piping it to cat, sed, awk, more, tail, etc.
A: ioreg -lw0 | grep "IODisplayEDID" | sed "/[^<]*</s///" | xxd -p -r | strings -6
As 2022/Monterey OS the string need to be updated to "IODisplayEDID".
A: If you have a problem identifying the display with the command described above (as I did), you may use the following approach.
Issue the command:
ioreg -lw0 |grep EDID |grep 4c534e
If you see nothing, it means the display is NOT Samsung (4C534E in hex is "LSN").
If you see several lines including some letter-digit mixture (hex), your display IS Samsung.
You may alternatively try to search for "4C50" (which is "LP" in hex), it WILL produce some output for LG and will produce nothing for Samsung:
ioreg -lw0 |grep EDID |grep 4c50
Or, you may just use the command
ioreg -lw0 |grep EDID
and manually look for the above fragments (4c534e for Samsung and 4c50 for LG) in its output.
Rationale: at least in the terminal you can get booting with "Command" held (e.g. before activation of MacOS on a new device), the "xxd" tool is not available.
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2e636c7e4806758edda095a87a928b4d13ae4fef | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mac doesn't respond after sleep mode: how to Prevent this? My mac often doesn't respond after sleep mode. What can be the reason?
There are a lot of articles about what to do in this situation. But I can find nothing about how to Prevent it.
Mac is macbook Air. OS is OSx 10.7.4
A: I had the same issue on my mini. The first thing you might try is resetting your PRAM and then your PMU. These control sleep on your mac. If they fix it, and it goes bad again, you may need to take it in for warranty repair (if under warranty.)
| Q: Mac doesn't respond after sleep mode: how to Prevent this? My mac often doesn't respond after sleep mode. What can be the reason?
There are a lot of articles about what to do in this situation. But I can find nothing about how to Prevent it.
Mac is macbook Air. OS is OSx 10.7.4
A: I had the same issue on my mini. The first thing you might try is resetting your PRAM and then your PMU. These control sleep on your mac. If they fix it, and it goes bad again, you may need to take it in for warranty repair (if under warranty.)
A: Looks like I fixed it.
The problem was, that I divided my disk onto three logical disks. And system was confused, which one to be used for booting.
When I chose Startup Disk in System preferences (even though there was only one option) the laptop wakes up normally. (I had no problems during three days)
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6aa9108e71f4ed88bc6f4748ea5702911c6ece5c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Do Solid State Drives need Power Management? Do they need sleep? Is there any positive (or negative) to checking the power management option "Put hard disks to sleep" when I only have a SSD drive installed?
Is there any difference if I'm connected to another external drive, or Mac in Firewire taget mode?
A: There is no advantage or effect on SSDs with the "Put hard disk to sleep". This setting enabled a spinning disk to spin-down while not in use. With no mechanical moving parts, there is no effect on an SSD.
Externally connected mechanical drives will still adhere to the setting.
See Apple Support page: OS X: Saving energy with Sleep
| Q: Do Solid State Drives need Power Management? Do they need sleep? Is there any positive (or negative) to checking the power management option "Put hard disks to sleep" when I only have a SSD drive installed?
Is there any difference if I'm connected to another external drive, or Mac in Firewire taget mode?
A: There is no advantage or effect on SSDs with the "Put hard disk to sleep". This setting enabled a spinning disk to spin-down while not in use. With no mechanical moving parts, there is no effect on an SSD.
Externally connected mechanical drives will still adhere to the setting.
See Apple Support page: OS X: Saving energy with Sleep
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156d2a52c385d719c13bed9ab59ba6ce974387b6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Finder.app previews of aliases and symbolic links I have a folder with Finder aliases and symbolic links (i.e. created using ln -s original.pdf link.pdf).
How can I make sure Finder displays previews for these instead of the standard icon?
This related to folder/icon view (CMD+1), not any QuickLook view.
| Q: Finder.app previews of aliases and symbolic links I have a folder with Finder aliases and symbolic links (i.e. created using ln -s original.pdf link.pdf).
How can I make sure Finder displays previews for these instead of the standard icon?
This related to folder/icon view (CMD+1), not any QuickLook view.
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913b70883603f2a29194e38ec7f2af45df64ef33 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What apps can view crash reports on iOS? It's cumbersome to sync with iTunes to get a crash report. I'm looking for an app that can view and copy/paste or email crash reports from any other app on my iPhone. I want to see the full stack trace from the crash.
Is there an app for that?
A: Since iOS 5, you can do this straight from the Settings App. It's located at Settings > General > About > Diagnostics & Usage > Diagnostics & Usage Data.
| Q: What apps can view crash reports on iOS? It's cumbersome to sync with iTunes to get a crash report. I'm looking for an app that can view and copy/paste or email crash reports from any other app on my iPhone. I want to see the full stack trace from the crash.
Is there an app for that?
A: Since iOS 5, you can do this straight from the Settings App. It's located at Settings > General > About > Diagnostics & Usage > Diagnostics & Usage Data.
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d99d4a1e261a0ca8efae9c65f5e78e38f18f5860 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Bootcamp touchpad drivers fail to install on Windows 8 RTM I've just upgraded my bootcamp partition from Windows 7 to Windows 8 RTM on a MacBook Air (2011 Core i7) and have been utterly and entirely unable to get the touchpad to work.
Things I've tried:
*
*Uninstalling and re-installing the Bootcamp package
*Removing and adding the specific two touchpad devices in Device Manager
The touchpad worked correctly under Windows 7 and works under OSX, so this appears to be a Bootcamp/Windows8 issue, rather than a hardware problem.
Any solutions?
A:
Go to Device Manager and uninstall (and delete drivers) for the two
Trackpad devices then rescan for hardware. After which, then go find
your Boot Camp drivers, and don't run the full setup, but instead
find the folder that specifically has the driver install packages in
them and install the ones that are along the lines of "Apple
Multitouch Trackpad." After this, go to your Boot Camp options to make
sure that it now sees your Trackpad. You should have full
functionality restored after this.
Did get the answer from this forum post: How do I get my Macbook Pro trackpad working on Windows 8
| Q: Bootcamp touchpad drivers fail to install on Windows 8 RTM I've just upgraded my bootcamp partition from Windows 7 to Windows 8 RTM on a MacBook Air (2011 Core i7) and have been utterly and entirely unable to get the touchpad to work.
Things I've tried:
*
*Uninstalling and re-installing the Bootcamp package
*Removing and adding the specific two touchpad devices in Device Manager
The touchpad worked correctly under Windows 7 and works under OSX, so this appears to be a Bootcamp/Windows8 issue, rather than a hardware problem.
Any solutions?
A:
Go to Device Manager and uninstall (and delete drivers) for the two
Trackpad devices then rescan for hardware. After which, then go find
your Boot Camp drivers, and don't run the full setup, but instead
find the folder that specifically has the driver install packages in
them and install the ones that are along the lines of "Apple
Multitouch Trackpad." After this, go to your Boot Camp options to make
sure that it now sees your Trackpad. You should have full
functionality restored after this.
Did get the answer from this forum post: How do I get my Macbook Pro trackpad working on Windows 8
A: Got my Apple Macbook Multitouch Trackpad drivers to install on 64 bit Windows 8 RTM.
Upgraded Windows 7 to Windows 8, keeping applications and files. As as result, Boot Camp 3.2 was already installed, but trackpad was not working.
Installing drivers manually using device manager from the Boot Camp 4 installation files failed. Windows compatibility mode failed. Hacking the BootCamp64.msi file using Orca to detect a different Windows version also failed.
So I went back to device manager which did not have any devices with problems, and I couldn't find the devices Apple Trackpad or Multitouch Trackpad. I tracked down two generic device entries called usb input device and figured out they were the trackpad installed with generic Microsoft drivers. When I tried to update these generic device drivers to the apple drivers, I got the error "system cannot find the path specified". Open up the system's SetupAPI log file and discovered the file not found error was caused by attempting to find driver files in DriverStore which did not exist:
C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\applemtm64.inf_amd64_e9ad032101401c02 C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\applemtp64.inf_amd64_e01424b60295b8a0
So I created those two folders and copied all of the *mtp64 and *mtm64 files from boot camp 4 installation files to these respective folders, and also copy the WdfCoInstaller01005.dll file into both folders.
After doing that I was able to use the device manager and install the apple trackpad drivers without any problems just by searching for the driver normally, and now my right click and two finger scrolling work great!
A: I have just upgraded Win7 to Win8 RTM on my Macbook Air 2011 (core i7, Bootcamp 4.0). I tried to install Trackpad++ but it failed, the latest drivers from Apple failed to install. But the solution here http://maxcho.com/2012/08/windows-8-on-a-macbook-pro/ worked perfectly.
A: I was only able to get the 32-bit install of Windows 8 RTM to work. The one annoying driver that remained was the Light Sensor (the display was always too dim for my liking). I didn't like only having 4GB RAM available, so I am switching back to Windows 7 (64 bit) until Apple gets the issue resolved.
If you don't need the track pad, you can always use the mouse.
A: Try Refreshing the PC, then running the Boot Camp setup.exe file... instructions and the download (which is otherwise a hassle to find) are here: http://lift.co/compapps/apple/win8/
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5b420e885537f7fdc6b5acec53d5b42f16adec5e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Apple Remote still works on Mac Mini even after pairing another remote, then disabling Just added an Apple TV, right next to my Mac Mini, taking over its TV functions.
Of course, at first, "Play" on the Apple TV remote would cause the Mini to start playing random iTunes selections. So I paired the remote with the Apple TV, and paired the old remote with the Mini.
Nope, Mini still responds to "Play" from the Apple TV remote.
Then, went to the Security & Privacy menu and selected "Disable Remote Control infrared receiver" on the Mini.
Play (from either remote) still kicks off iTunes. Yes, even after a reboot.
It's a mid-2010 Mac Mini running Lion, everything's up-to-date, nothing wacky running at login.
A: Try navigating to the system library folder and deleting /library/preferences/com.apple.driver.AppleIRController.plist then reboot and disable the remote once more in Preferences, Advanced, Disable remote control infrared receiver.
| Q: Apple Remote still works on Mac Mini even after pairing another remote, then disabling Just added an Apple TV, right next to my Mac Mini, taking over its TV functions.
Of course, at first, "Play" on the Apple TV remote would cause the Mini to start playing random iTunes selections. So I paired the remote with the Apple TV, and paired the old remote with the Mini.
Nope, Mini still responds to "Play" from the Apple TV remote.
Then, went to the Security & Privacy menu and selected "Disable Remote Control infrared receiver" on the Mini.
Play (from either remote) still kicks off iTunes. Yes, even after a reboot.
It's a mid-2010 Mac Mini running Lion, everything's up-to-date, nothing wacky running at login.
A: Try navigating to the system library folder and deleting /library/preferences/com.apple.driver.AppleIRController.plist then reboot and disable the remote once more in Preferences, Advanced, Disable remote control infrared receiver.
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90655210c750f0262f2368365aeece589be81534 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to turn off Mountain Lion's screensaver's password requirement? I have the current version Mountain Lion and set the Screensaver to 30 minutes, but since I am the only person that have access to this computer, I would like to turn the password off, but there seems to be no such method?
A: Under System Preferences -> Security & Privacy there is an option to not require password to wake computer from sleep or screen saver.
| Q: How to turn off Mountain Lion's screensaver's password requirement? I have the current version Mountain Lion and set the Screensaver to 30 minutes, but since I am the only person that have access to this computer, I would like to turn the password off, but there seems to be no such method?
A: Under System Preferences -> Security & Privacy there is an option to not require password to wake computer from sleep or screen saver.
A: If you turn on FileVault then the checkbox disappears, so your only choice is how long it will take before you need to enter a password. I found this so irritating that I turned off FileVault altogether. Then the checkbox came back and I could get rid of that option.
What is also strange here is that when you have FileVault on (and thus have no choice about having to enter a password) the maximum time is 1 hour. When you have it turned off, not only can you turn the password option off altogether, you also have a maximum grace time of 4 hours.
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55edd5c0a276e30ca7b6b5f97ecbf47eac29a5a1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to fix Safari 6 on Mountain Lion that doesn't show the full URL in the address bar unless I click it? For instance, Ask Question page URL on this site is shown as apple.stackexchange.com, but when I focus on address bar, it becomes apple.stackexchange.com/questions/ask.
I tried resetting and restarting Safari, disabling extensions and dragging the default set into the toolbar but nothing helps.
A: I've found that logging out and back in is sufficient for fixing this. Still a pain, but takes slightly less time than restarting (which also recovers from the failure since it forces you as well as all other users to get logged out when the Mac shuts down).
| Q: How to fix Safari 6 on Mountain Lion that doesn't show the full URL in the address bar unless I click it? For instance, Ask Question page URL on this site is shown as apple.stackexchange.com, but when I focus on address bar, it becomes apple.stackexchange.com/questions/ask.
I tried resetting and restarting Safari, disabling extensions and dragging the default set into the toolbar but nothing helps.
A: I've found that logging out and back in is sufficient for fixing this. Still a pain, but takes slightly less time than restarting (which also recovers from the failure since it forces you as well as all other users to get logged out when the Mac shuts down).
A: In Safari 8, there is a setting that makes the url visible.
Safari >> Preferences >> Advanced >> Smart Search Field (show full website address)
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f4f2957cb5f321909b9f34b5c7ed2deadb86a4f6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Speeding up switching between multiple desktops (speed up or remove transition)
Possible Duplicate:
How can I disable animation when switching desktops in Lion?
I am a PC user who switches between many applications and now I use many full screen apps on the Mac (aka multiple desktops) I find the "three finger swipe" animation very distracting.
Actually I've been switching so often between desktops I feel a bit nauseous. (no joke) I'm sure this effect is exaggerated since I am using a 1680x1050 resolution on a 15 inch Retina display on a Macbook Pro.
My short-term solution is to use windowed mode for now, but I really want to use all my screen real estate.
I think that speeding up the transition animation, or making it act like a "jump cut" would help a ton.
A: There's a solution here! OS X Daily: Speed up Mission Control Animations
EDIT: For the lazy ;): defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -float 0.1; killall Dock Change 0.1 to 0 to remove the animation entirely.
| Q: Speeding up switching between multiple desktops (speed up or remove transition)
Possible Duplicate:
How can I disable animation when switching desktops in Lion?
I am a PC user who switches between many applications and now I use many full screen apps on the Mac (aka multiple desktops) I find the "three finger swipe" animation very distracting.
Actually I've been switching so often between desktops I feel a bit nauseous. (no joke) I'm sure this effect is exaggerated since I am using a 1680x1050 resolution on a 15 inch Retina display on a Macbook Pro.
My short-term solution is to use windowed mode for now, but I really want to use all my screen real estate.
I think that speeding up the transition animation, or making it act like a "jump cut" would help a ton.
A: There's a solution here! OS X Daily: Speed up Mission Control Animations
EDIT: For the lazy ;): defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -float 0.1; killall Dock Change 0.1 to 0 to remove the animation entirely.
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f823aaca7a5759bd571a2eae9693ef44b29d5bee | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Should I register my new Apple products with Apple? Apple asks to register products in the installation but I am unsure whether this is a good decision. If I sell the Apple -products later, does it cause some problems? What is the point of registration?
A: Once you've completed the registration, all the information you've filled up, will be sent to Apple with your iDevice / Computer's Serial Number.
Having an Apple Id associated to a Device is necessary for the AppleCare Protection Plan, but, if you purchased the AppleCare at the same time as your Device / Computer, the Protection Plan will be automatically registered, being unnecessary for you to do so.
The information you fulfill and submit is useful in other ways, using Autofill in Safari, for instance, or enable the possibilty of using the Remind me of-doing-something when I get Home of the iPhone 4S.
Therefore, if you want to sell your Mac or iDevice, you could just make a clean install to get rid of all that info. Not deleting it will just cause privacy / security issues.
| Q: Should I register my new Apple products with Apple? Apple asks to register products in the installation but I am unsure whether this is a good decision. If I sell the Apple -products later, does it cause some problems? What is the point of registration?
A: Once you've completed the registration, all the information you've filled up, will be sent to Apple with your iDevice / Computer's Serial Number.
Having an Apple Id associated to a Device is necessary for the AppleCare Protection Plan, but, if you purchased the AppleCare at the same time as your Device / Computer, the Protection Plan will be automatically registered, being unnecessary for you to do so.
The information you fulfill and submit is useful in other ways, using Autofill in Safari, for instance, or enable the possibilty of using the Remind me of-doing-something when I get Home of the iPhone 4S.
Therefore, if you want to sell your Mac or iDevice, you could just make a clean install to get rid of all that info. Not deleting it will just cause privacy / security issues.
A: Yes, this will benefit you greatly if you need support or want to check the status of your products.
You can get a better in depth registration of your products by visiting My Support Profile In this portal, you can see all previous repair activity, the current status of any support cases and also the status of your warranty or Apple Care agreement.
You also have the opportunity (if you live in the US) to use Voice Pass - where you register your phone numbers and when you call support you get priority ahead of others and service tailored to you.
You can also unregister a device by clicking on it and then clicking unregister, below the devices icon.
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38acb3e57f58fb0045b468d1e961846eaccf5cba | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Bind each keyboard layout to keys combination There is a nice possibility to bind each keyboard layout to separate keys combination and switch between them.
So you can assign, for instance, shortcut Alt-Shift-0 to "Select English", Alt-Shift-1 to "Select German", Alt-Shift-2 to "Select Arabic".
How to make this on MacOS 10.7.4?
A: Hurray! I found a way:
*
*Add layouts in side bar
*create an applescript
like this:
on changeKeyboardLayout(layoutName)
tell application "System Events" to tell process "SystemUIServer"
tell (1st menu bar item of menu bar 1 whose description is "text input") to {click, click (menu 1's menu item layoutName)}
end tell
end changeKeyboardLayout
changeKeyboardLayout("US Extended")
3.Save it in /Library/Scripts
4.Bind it to the keys combination using FastScript
| Q: Bind each keyboard layout to keys combination There is a nice possibility to bind each keyboard layout to separate keys combination and switch between them.
So you can assign, for instance, shortcut Alt-Shift-0 to "Select English", Alt-Shift-1 to "Select German", Alt-Shift-2 to "Select Arabic".
How to make this on MacOS 10.7.4?
A: Hurray! I found a way:
*
*Add layouts in side bar
*create an applescript
like this:
on changeKeyboardLayout(layoutName)
tell application "System Events" to tell process "SystemUIServer"
tell (1st menu bar item of menu bar 1 whose description is "text input") to {click, click (menu 1's menu item layoutName)}
end tell
end changeKeyboardLayout
changeKeyboardLayout("US Extended")
3.Save it in /Library/Scripts
4.Bind it to the keys combination using FastScript
A: *
*Go to System Preferences > Language and Text > Input Sources.
*Select whatever layouts you want in the sidebar.
*You can switch between the layouts using the shortcut using command + [ or command + ].
*If you want to change the shortcut, go to the Keyboard preference pane > Keyboard Shortcuts > Keyboard and Text Input.
*Here you can change the shortcuts for “Select the next input source” and “Select the previous input source”.
A: I have improved this script
you could find your answer below
how to specify the keyboard layout or called input source with shortcut/
A: Easiest way - use free utility Kawa
It solves topickstarter request exactly ("to bind each keyboard layout to separate keys combination and switch between them.")
brew install --cask kawa
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f2d7737590e034dfd430eff5db78d880ff7c8d5d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What does "DOE compliant" mean in Disk Utility? When erasing a drive with Disk Utility, you have a couple options. An insecure wipe, a single pass of zeroes, a "DOE-compliant" 3 pass, and a DOD (Department of Defense) 7 pass.
DOE doesn't stand for Department of Energy, does it? That sounds silly.
A: DOE is a method to wipe disks, developed by Department of Energy as part in their manual to ensure the confidentiality of Department of Energy information.
From macs.about.com :
When Disk Utility uses the DOE-compliant 3-pass secure erase, it will write two passes of random data and then a single pass of a known data pattern. This will take anywhere from a day to a week or more, depending on the size of the drive. You can run this stress test in the background while you use your Mac for other activities.
| Q: What does "DOE compliant" mean in Disk Utility? When erasing a drive with Disk Utility, you have a couple options. An insecure wipe, a single pass of zeroes, a "DOE-compliant" 3 pass, and a DOD (Department of Defense) 7 pass.
DOE doesn't stand for Department of Energy, does it? That sounds silly.
A: DOE is a method to wipe disks, developed by Department of Energy as part in their manual to ensure the confidentiality of Department of Energy information.
From macs.about.com :
When Disk Utility uses the DOE-compliant 3-pass secure erase, it will write two passes of random data and then a single pass of a known data pattern. This will take anywhere from a day to a week or more, depending on the size of the drive. You can run this stress test in the background while you use your Mac for other activities.
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c4d31c6fc325bf514ca5c77261a25c5666aac961 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: is there any c++ compiler for ipad2? I am a student in college and just started to learn C++. I have an iPad 2 and no computer (it broke and I will not buy another one). So I want to find an app that seems like codeblock for Windows. The ability to run code and maybe can fix it is a big plus. Thanks a lot!
A: No fully functional IDE exists on iOS to make runnable apps without jailbreaking but you can sign up for a free Amazon Web service account and get an ssh client and program "on the iPad" assuming you have a network account.
An app like nimbus or textastic would be an ideal companion once you were clear how compiling elsewhere fit your desire to learn.
Xcode is currently only available for Mac OS X to develop programs that run iOS and cocoa touch (not which is very much not C++ - even though Xcode can be used for C++).
Have a look at this question on learning C which will apply almost entirely to C++ on iOS.
Is there a C compiler for iPad?
| Q: is there any c++ compiler for ipad2? I am a student in college and just started to learn C++. I have an iPad 2 and no computer (it broke and I will not buy another one). So I want to find an app that seems like codeblock for Windows. The ability to run code and maybe can fix it is a big plus. Thanks a lot!
A: No fully functional IDE exists on iOS to make runnable apps without jailbreaking but you can sign up for a free Amazon Web service account and get an ssh client and program "on the iPad" assuming you have a network account.
An app like nimbus or textastic would be an ideal companion once you were clear how compiling elsewhere fit your desire to learn.
Xcode is currently only available for Mac OS X to develop programs that run iOS and cocoa touch (not which is very much not C++ - even though Xcode can be used for C++).
Have a look at this question on learning C which will apply almost entirely to C++ on iOS.
Is there a C compiler for iPad?
A: Is your iPad jailbroken? If yes, download mobile terminal (a commandline) , vim (the text editor) and the gnu c compiler from cydia, and google for a file "iosgcc.zip", download, unzip, and enter the terminal and install the package of g++.
The way to jailbreak depends on the version of your iOS, visit www.jailbreakme.com as a reference.
A: There is no compiler that runs on the iPad. There are numerous web apps that will accomplish what you're probably looking for. This of course assumes that you are not hoping to use an iPad as a development environment.
Have a look at:
*
*CompileOnline: Has C++ and many other languages. It's simple with no account necessary.
*CodePad: Very simple. For short snippets only.
*Compilr: Requires registration, but is more like a full-blown Web-ide app with storage available for your code.
Google searches will get you further. If you are looking for short, snippet based online compiler / interpreters abound. Compilr works with the iPad and is looks to be sufficient enough to support small projects or college-level coursework.
A: The development environment for iPad is called XCode and runs on Macs only.
I would suggest you should look into anything that will allow you to enter code,compile it and run it in a browser window instead.
A: Try CppCode ios app - http://www.cppcode.info. No jailbreak required, no internet required, free(mium)
A: If it helps, there is Java for iPad on App Store but you will have to pay to compile
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66ceb021fbf61bdd811617329f837fe5b2577d71 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Computer slows when battery is low My Macbook Pro running Mountain Lion slows down dramatically when the battery is below 4-5%. All the applications running are very slow to respond, and several have the "Application not responding" message when I right-click on them in the dock. Now everything works fine when the battery is above 5%, so I'm wondering what goes on when the battery is low that causes the performance drag. Basically, I have two questions:
*
*What is causing this lag (for the sake of curiosity)?
*How can I fix it (for the sake of practicality)?
System Info:
*
*Device: Macbook Pro (Spring 2012) 13-Inch running Mountain Lion (10.8)
*Memory: 8GB
*Processor: 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7
*Storage: 500GB SSD Drive with more than half free
A: See if this link provides you with some useful knowledge. http://smallbusiness.chron.com/change-processor-speed-macbook-pro-43635.html
It's likely that the MBP is automatically scaling the processing power back to conserve battery power, but that isn't necessarily the only cause.
| Q: Computer slows when battery is low My Macbook Pro running Mountain Lion slows down dramatically when the battery is below 4-5%. All the applications running are very slow to respond, and several have the "Application not responding" message when I right-click on them in the dock. Now everything works fine when the battery is above 5%, so I'm wondering what goes on when the battery is low that causes the performance drag. Basically, I have two questions:
*
*What is causing this lag (for the sake of curiosity)?
*How can I fix it (for the sake of practicality)?
System Info:
*
*Device: Macbook Pro (Spring 2012) 13-Inch running Mountain Lion (10.8)
*Memory: 8GB
*Processor: 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7
*Storage: 500GB SSD Drive with more than half free
A: See if this link provides you with some useful knowledge. http://smallbusiness.chron.com/change-processor-speed-macbook-pro-43635.html
It's likely that the MBP is automatically scaling the processing power back to conserve battery power, but that isn't necessarily the only cause.
A: This is normal, the same thing happens on my MacBook Air (11 inch, 2014) when the battery gets around 5%, performance drops significantly, it does this because your battery level is so low, just plug it in a charger and it will start working normally again.
If this doesn't solve it, try resetting the SMC.
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d784f4dc320acf250ccc09af39009d75e030e3e8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: TextMate 2: How to permanently default to soft tabs (spaces instead of tabs)? SETUP
OS X 10.8
TextMate 2 -r9283
QUESTION
How can I permanently force TextMate to to always default to soft tabs (use spaces, not tabs)?
I want to know how to make TextMate default to this setting so that I don't have to constantly convert tabs to spaces while working on a file.
How do you permanently tell TextMate 2 to prefer soft tabs?
A: TextMate 2 uses a special file called .tm_properties to control lots of settings in the app. It will use ~/.tm_properties if present for global defaults. You can also add one inside a source tree to control settings for a particular project.
The setting you're looking for is:
softTabs = true
Just add that line to ~/.tm_properties (or create it if it doesn't exist).
You can read more about this file here.
| Q: TextMate 2: How to permanently default to soft tabs (spaces instead of tabs)? SETUP
OS X 10.8
TextMate 2 -r9283
QUESTION
How can I permanently force TextMate to to always default to soft tabs (use spaces, not tabs)?
I want to know how to make TextMate default to this setting so that I don't have to constantly convert tabs to spaces while working on a file.
How do you permanently tell TextMate 2 to prefer soft tabs?
A: TextMate 2 uses a special file called .tm_properties to control lots of settings in the app. It will use ~/.tm_properties if present for global defaults. You can also add one inside a source tree to control settings for a particular project.
The setting you're looking for is:
softTabs = true
Just add that line to ~/.tm_properties (or create it if it doesn't exist).
You can read more about this file here.
A: Put the following in ~/.tm_properties:
softWrap = true
tabSize = 4
softTabs = true
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b864528a7b9e735f496c28d537c63b2c64d29404 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does Time Machine need a "clean drive", or can I use an old hard disk I want to use Time Machine on my Mountain Lion. I have 1TB external HDD I use for storing various stuff.
The thing is I selected the drive for Time Machine to work on but nowhere it is mentioned that it will either format the disk or Time Machine will create a separate folder leaving other stuff on the disk untouched. I am bit skeptical that it might erase my disk. I dont want that to happen.
What will happen if I let Time Machine take backups on that disk? Will it erase everything? Can I use that for time machine without erasing the stuff on it?
A: Time Machine creates a separate folder ('Backups.backupdb') at the root of the external drive in which it stores its backups, leaving all your original data intact.
Time Machine does require your external drive to be formatted as HFS+, by the way. If that is the case, you should have no problems.
| Q: Does Time Machine need a "clean drive", or can I use an old hard disk I want to use Time Machine on my Mountain Lion. I have 1TB external HDD I use for storing various stuff.
The thing is I selected the drive for Time Machine to work on but nowhere it is mentioned that it will either format the disk or Time Machine will create a separate folder leaving other stuff on the disk untouched. I am bit skeptical that it might erase my disk. I dont want that to happen.
What will happen if I let Time Machine take backups on that disk? Will it erase everything? Can I use that for time machine without erasing the stuff on it?
A: Time Machine creates a separate folder ('Backups.backupdb') at the root of the external drive in which it stores its backups, leaving all your original data intact.
Time Machine does require your external drive to be formatted as HFS+, by the way. If that is the case, you should have no problems.
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92ddb3b5c2c38e1a1b12e9040826f8c4250e7c81 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What free VPN server to use that would work with iOS? iOS supports 3 VPN solutions: L2TP, PPTP and IPSec and currently I'm using PPTP connecting to a Ubuntu server.
Also, there are several problems: PPTP configuration has to be tunned on both ends in order to make it work and also I heard that PPTP can be broken in just 4 hours.
Is any other better solution for setting up Apple compatible VPNs that would not require buying some commercial software.
A: Why not set up L2TP if you don't want to harden PPTP further? There are a plethora of guides on the internet on setting up VPN using AWS free service micro tier instances and Ubuntu.
Here is one article from the AWS support forum with a discussion and links to how-to articles for setting up L2TP over IPSec on Ubuntu:
https://forums.aws.amazon.com/thread.jspa?messageID=286936
| Q: What free VPN server to use that would work with iOS? iOS supports 3 VPN solutions: L2TP, PPTP and IPSec and currently I'm using PPTP connecting to a Ubuntu server.
Also, there are several problems: PPTP configuration has to be tunned on both ends in order to make it work and also I heard that PPTP can be broken in just 4 hours.
Is any other better solution for setting up Apple compatible VPNs that would not require buying some commercial software.
A: Why not set up L2TP if you don't want to harden PPTP further? There are a plethora of guides on the internet on setting up VPN using AWS free service micro tier instances and Ubuntu.
Here is one article from the AWS support forum with a discussion and links to how-to articles for setting up L2TP over IPSec on Ubuntu:
https://forums.aws.amazon.com/thread.jspa?messageID=286936
A: For years I've gone through this cycle of trying to set up a home VPN (running on OS X or Ubuntu) that'll support client connections from both my Mac and iPhone/iPad, and hours later I give up in defeat. Six months pass and I think, "it can't really be THAT difficult" ... and the cycle repeats.
Anyway, a couple weeks ago I finally got everything working. Some genius posted exactly what's necessary to get VPN set up for iOS and it also worked with my Mac:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1645473&highlight=openswan+iphone
A: Use RouterOS, almost free, easy and stable.
They have lots of VPN server options.
Your could use it in combination with Routerboard
A: There are two Free VPN services that you can choose to go with, Express VPN and Hotspot Shield. They would work absolutely fine on yur iOS and in my opinion they are the best choice. You can choose any among them.
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2db0cd0a2990d5922e0339e0b449449af1c9b66d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: vim not working under iTerm2 Basically, vim behaves strange under iTerm2 (it works normally in Terminal). It sets the cursor in a non existing lines, it displays garbage (content from other lines) when I try to edit a line in a file etc. It is completely useless :(
I changed "reported terminal type" to "linux" as suggested in some post, but it didn't help
EDIT
*
*iTerm2 version: Build 1.0.0.20120724 (very latest)
*running with env TERM=xterm vim and env TERM=xterm-256color vim does not help
A: Apparently, removing set lines=40 does the trick. The manual says:
Number of lines of the Vim window.
Normally you don't need to set this. It is done automatically by the
terminal initialization code
so be careful when you copy-paste ready configs, as I did :)
| Q: vim not working under iTerm2 Basically, vim behaves strange under iTerm2 (it works normally in Terminal). It sets the cursor in a non existing lines, it displays garbage (content from other lines) when I try to edit a line in a file etc. It is completely useless :(
I changed "reported terminal type" to "linux" as suggested in some post, but it didn't help
EDIT
*
*iTerm2 version: Build 1.0.0.20120724 (very latest)
*running with env TERM=xterm vim and env TERM=xterm-256color vim does not help
A: Apparently, removing set lines=40 does the trick. The manual says:
Number of lines of the Vim window.
Normally you don't need to set this. It is done automatically by the
terminal initialization code
so be careful when you copy-paste ready configs, as I did :)
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7572ddfec0a48cb200ddd41b2a4668d905cbe065 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to get files from iPhoto During my first day with a Mac, I imported some pictures from a SD card into iPhoto. After a few days I have decided not to use iPhoto and switch to Picasa instead.
My question is, how to get my original files from iPhoto. I know I could export them, but I am not sure this will give me the original files.
I am using iPhoto 11 (version 9.3)
A: File -> Export and set the Kind to Original
This will yield an exact copy of the photo you imported.
| Q: How to get files from iPhoto During my first day with a Mac, I imported some pictures from a SD card into iPhoto. After a few days I have decided not to use iPhoto and switch to Picasa instead.
My question is, how to get my original files from iPhoto. I know I could export them, but I am not sure this will give me the original files.
I am using iPhoto 11 (version 9.3)
A: File -> Export and set the Kind to Original
This will yield an exact copy of the photo you imported.
A: You can find the imported files on your PC in your home folder => Pictures => iPhoto Library. You will have to control (right) click on it and select "Show Package Contents" in order to see the files otherwise it will just open iPhoto.
You can also right click on a picture within iPhoto and select "Show File" to view the file.
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f049b537cff640f375f86c0ae89add76e2d94c6b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Are there any DIY remedies for a iPhone 4 home button that doesn't always register? The home button on my iPhone seems to work on and off.
It does take me back to the home screen but it feels like there is a loose connection and does not trigger on every press.
Is there a fix to this besides Apple support?
A: You could take it apart and fix it yourself, however it will void any warranty on the phone. You can view the iFixIt Repair Guide for steps for removing and replacing the Home button. Note that you will have to take apart the majority of the phone to get to the button.
Your best bet would be to go to Apple for a repair or find an authorized repair service shop to do it for you.
| Q: Are there any DIY remedies for a iPhone 4 home button that doesn't always register? The home button on my iPhone seems to work on and off.
It does take me back to the home screen but it feels like there is a loose connection and does not trigger on every press.
Is there a fix to this besides Apple support?
A: You could take it apart and fix it yourself, however it will void any warranty on the phone. You can view the iFixIt Repair Guide for steps for removing and replacing the Home button. Note that you will have to take apart the majority of the phone to get to the button.
Your best bet would be to go to Apple for a repair or find an authorized repair service shop to do it for you.
A: Thanks guys!
Btw my phone is out of the warranty period, so no luck there.
Here is something I found in the forum that can help as well (not as much as a fix than a workaround) - AssistiveTouch, which is baked into iOS. It provides an overlay on the screen for several functions, including the Home button. Credit goes to Bentsai's answer.
Works great!
A: There is a trick I've used many times to 'fix' my home button, it only takes a couple of seconds and it works every time. [But, disclaimer, the issues you have may be something different.]
The solution is to insert a charging cable into your iPhone (it doesn't need to connected at the other end, just the bit that goes into the iPhone). Then if you put your finger on the botton of the connector (the solid bit that goes into the iPhone) and pull it towards you.
It would appear that the hardware parts are somehow separating inside the iPhone through repeating use of dock stations / connectors, and this just helps to squeeze the parts back together - albeit it isn't as good as it worked on day 1.
A: This is commonly caused by a build up of dirt and or grease under the button, thus interfering with the contacts. One resolution is to get some 70%+ alcohol wipes and squeeze some of the liquid into the gap around the button (with the phone off) and give it a good old pressing. Leave it to dry for a few minutes and test. You don't want to go crazy with the amount you put in, but this will sort it out in many cases.
A: I have the exact same issue. I'm convinced it's a software issue, due to reboot "fixing" it for a while, which might help you also.
A: The alcohol wipes thing did the trick .. Just put some of the liquid from it on your home button so that it can go inside .. Switch off phone and press the home button many times so that the liquid somewhat goes inside . Wipe it off and check it .. Works like a pro
A: The guy at the Apple Store told me to press the homebutton rapidly (center and moren on the sides). You will see the dirt come out. Wipe it off and repeat it until there is no more dirt coming out. Works fine for me.
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2bf81b00792a2207decd95737df2c8196511e870 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Sync Google Contacts in Mountain Lion I am having trouble with keeping my Contacts sync'd with my Google Apps account. In "Mail, Contacts & Calendars" there is no Contacts option:
In the contacts program, I did get it to sync by checking synchronize with Google under "On My Mac":
However, when I add a contact in Google after this it never seems to update the contacts in OS X with the new contact.
A: I have got small trick: uncheck "Synchronize with Google" and recheck it.
Or
| Q: Sync Google Contacts in Mountain Lion I am having trouble with keeping my Contacts sync'd with my Google Apps account. In "Mail, Contacts & Calendars" there is no Contacts option:
In the contacts program, I did get it to sync by checking synchronize with Google under "On My Mac":
However, when I add a contact in Google after this it never seems to update the contacts in OS X with the new contact.
A: I have got small trick: uncheck "Synchronize with Google" and recheck it.
Or
A: I have been setting up a new Mac with 10.8 today and have noticed a similar issue. So far I've found that temporarily enabling iCloud contacts sync in System Prefs, then disabling it and going back to Google sync within Contacts seems to have got things moving again.
A: For Google Apps accounts, Google suggests using the CardDAV protocol. See the instructions here:
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1366863
Here is a copy&past.
Use CardDAV to sync contacts on your Mac with your Google Contacts.
*
*On your Mac, go to Applications > Contacts.
*In the Contacts application, go to Contacts > Preferences > Accounts > +
*In the window that pops up, enter the following:
Account type: CardDAV
Username: (Your username at your domain, for example: [email protected])
Password: (Your password)
Server address: google.com
You contacts will now start syncing from your Google account with your Mac. Any new contacts you make on your Mac will sync with your Google account, and any new contacts in your Google account will sync with your Mac.
A: Sync using the CardDAV protocol. It's easy, really good and works much better than Exchange!
Go to preferences in the Mac Contacts app and add a new account using CardDAV.
Instructions on the correct inputs can be found at: https://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2753077
(P.S. I know this help page is for iOS, but the details also work for the Mac Contacts app.)
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c41b2724faab0d6d19c3aea095b6a08712406b73 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I make full use of a generic 6-button mouse? Somebody gave me a 6-mouse button. I want to make full use of the extra buttons as opposed to just using the basic 3 ones (left, on-scroller, and right buttons). First of all, I want to know where the buttons on the mouse are mapped to currently. I'm having trouble finding an app that will let me see what functionality they are mapped in. Next is how do I actually remap them?
I'm on Snow Leopard 10.6.8.
A: You can use a tool like USB Overdrive to map various functions to the buttons on your generic 6-button mouse.
| Q: How do I make full use of a generic 6-button mouse? Somebody gave me a 6-mouse button. I want to make full use of the extra buttons as opposed to just using the basic 3 ones (left, on-scroller, and right buttons). First of all, I want to know where the buttons on the mouse are mapped to currently. I'm having trouble finding an app that will let me see what functionality they are mapped in. Next is how do I actually remap them?
I'm on Snow Leopard 10.6.8.
A: You can use a tool like USB Overdrive to map various functions to the buttons on your generic 6-button mouse.
A: yeah the button above or below the scroll is the adjustment of DPI of the mouse. mine is 4 types. if you click the 6th button then play on your cursor on the screen each click (6th button)you will notice the ranges how far can your cursor travel from left to right or up/down.
A: The 6th button bellow the scroll button is to toggle the movement of curser.
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36af1518cee6c4963de946c453e5749e7772bdfb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to make TextEdit open with a blank file by default? In Lion, TextEdit used to open with a blank file by default. On Mountain Lion, it launches with a file picker by default — either for choosing to store the file in iCloud or for opening a local file.
How can I make TextEdit launch with a blank file by default in Mountain Lion?
A: System Preferences > iCloud > iCloud Drive ( Options ) > uncheck TextEdit.
Starting with macOS Ventura, it is System Settings > Internet Accounts > iCloud > iCloud Drive > Options > uncheck TextEdit.
| Q: How to make TextEdit open with a blank file by default? In Lion, TextEdit used to open with a blank file by default. On Mountain Lion, it launches with a file picker by default — either for choosing to store the file in iCloud or for opening a local file.
How can I make TextEdit launch with a blank file by default in Mountain Lion?
A: System Preferences > iCloud > iCloud Drive ( Options ) > uncheck TextEdit.
Starting with macOS Ventura, it is System Settings > Internet Accounts > iCloud > iCloud Drive > Options > uncheck TextEdit.
A: If you don't want to disable syncing documents and data, run
defaults write -g NSShowAppCentricOpenPanelInsteadOfUntitledFile -bool false
and quit and reopen TextEdit to apply the changes.
To restore (thanks to comments run)
defaults delete -g NSShowAppCentricOpenPanelInsteadOfUntitledFile
To set this for TextEdit only (thanks to comment by gklka)
defaults write com.apple.TextEdit NSShowAppCentricOpenPanelInsteadOfUntitledFile -bool false
A: Go to System Preferences > iCloud > uncheck "Documents & Data" from the sync list.
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555bc58f28bbb6206f67799b5c3fb5bbb05caef0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the license on mac wallpapers? As a user (not a developer), what are the license terms governing use of the included wallpapers on broadcast media, for example, a website?
Could I, for example, use the mac wallpaper as a starting point for building a banner to my website?
A: Apple sources their wallpaper from others so it's not free use for any commercial projects. If you plan on making money from their source without modifying it severely, you could be sent a takedown request.
The Galaxy wallpaper in Lion is based off the Robert Gendler Andromeda picture: robgendlerastropics.com. They also got into some hot water for not paying the original artist for one of their iPad wallpapers, which was resolved: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Uses-Unlicensed-Photo-for-iPad-Wallpaper-134605.shtml
| Q: What is the license on mac wallpapers? As a user (not a developer), what are the license terms governing use of the included wallpapers on broadcast media, for example, a website?
Could I, for example, use the mac wallpaper as a starting point for building a banner to my website?
A: Apple sources their wallpaper from others so it's not free use for any commercial projects. If you plan on making money from their source without modifying it severely, you could be sent a takedown request.
The Galaxy wallpaper in Lion is based off the Robert Gendler Andromeda picture: robgendlerastropics.com. They also got into some hot water for not paying the original artist for one of their iPad wallpapers, which was resolved: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Uses-Unlicensed-Photo-for-iPad-Wallpaper-134605.shtml
A: Here is the Mountain Lion end user license agreement that is your best starting point for what Apple feels it has actually sold you for your money.
http://images.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/OSX108.pdf
Of course, you'll want a lawyer to give you advice on what is customary, but the artwork isn't explicitly called out as something you are prohibited from using commercially. However, you would want to be very sure of trademark infringement issues if a reasonable person would recognize that you are re-using Apple's works for commercial benefit.
I personally would steer clear of using this and pay someone to provide you with your work or grab thing that are shared more explicitly under a creative commons license. Apple does indicate that you can use fonts under some restrictions (make something with them - don't just resell them) and you will see in the application specific licenses that in general you don't get intellectual property rights to any assets included in the software unless it's called out explicitly as done for the loops in GarageBand. The obvious uses like loops for music software are given knowledge base articles, but items like wallpaper don't get an article and you are expected to be able to read the license and perhaps between the lines of what the licenses don't say.
Basically, you probably haven't been granted the right to re-use the assets, so use common sense if you don't know it's OK or have asked for permission to use it. You might find out that Apple has licensed these and you can use them, but I don't see any wording to call this out in the license terms.
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5f37ba2d7b5abab197c04d585f89663c8f4d4d57 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Time Machine restore on new OS I have a Time Machine backup of my MacBook running Lion. My install of Mountain Lion just failed, and I'm going to format the drive and install Mountain Lion anew. Will I still be able to restore my files from my Time Machine backup onto the new version of the OS?
A: Yes. Use the Migration Assistant and choose your Time Machine backup.
| Q: Time Machine restore on new OS I have a Time Machine backup of my MacBook running Lion. My install of Mountain Lion just failed, and I'm going to format the drive and install Mountain Lion anew. Will I still be able to restore my files from my Time Machine backup onto the new version of the OS?
A: Yes. Use the Migration Assistant and choose your Time Machine backup.
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6d1394e06bb7f79bb6160d8efd5cf123ebaf2a90 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Valgrind Alternative for Mountain Lion Unfortunately, Valgrind does not support OS X 10.8 yet. After some Googling, I came across some forum posts where people were able to get it to compile and "almost" link. Does anyone know of any good alternatives to Valgrind for memory leak detection?
A: The Instruments app (part of Xcode) is a very good way to look for leaks and run stress tests on the memory allocation of a running program.
| Q: Valgrind Alternative for Mountain Lion Unfortunately, Valgrind does not support OS X 10.8 yet. After some Googling, I came across some forum posts where people were able to get it to compile and "almost" link. Does anyone know of any good alternatives to Valgrind for memory leak detection?
A: The Instruments app (part of Xcode) is a very good way to look for leaks and run stress tests on the memory allocation of a running program.
A: While valgrind can be installed, the current state isn't very usable. In a simple program I got the following result;
==16016==
==16016== HEAP SUMMARY:
==16016== in use at exit: 63,264 bytes in 364 blocks
==16016== total heap usage: 516 allocs, 152 frees, 67,154 bytes allocated
==16016==
==16016== LEAK SUMMARY:
==16016== definitely lost: 8,624 bytes in 14 blocks
==16016== indirectly lost: 1,168 bytes in 5 blocks
==16016== possibly lost: 4,933 bytes in 68 blocks
==16016== still reachable: 48,539 bytes in 277 blocks
==16016== suppressed: 0 bytes in 0 blocks
==16016== Rerun with --leak-check=full to see details of leaked memory
==16016==
==16016== For counts of detected and suppressed errors, rerun with: -v
==16016== ERROR SUMMARY: 0 errors from 0 contexts (suppressed: 0 from 0)
The same code will be fine with using valgrind on a linux.(compiled on their respective systems)
A: Assuming you can be bothered, if you install MacPorts you will be able to install a functioning Valgrind (3.8.1 as for today) on your system. Unfortunately MacPorts will require you to install the whole XCode, not just the CL tools, so YMMV.
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1edcd48ea9f8675def46698e17d31c115980c03f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Remember Kerberos tickets after reboot I need to use Kerberos to connect to my network at work. The built-in kinit and ssh in Lion work fine for me. However, I need to get a new ticket and re-enter my password every time I restart the computer. Is there a way to make it remember the ticket after reboots (until it actually expires)?
A: By default, the kerberos ticket cache is placed under /tmp, which is cleared out on reboot. You can specify your own location for the ticket cache, in a location safer for long term storage, by passing the "-c" flag to kinit, and setting KRB5CCNAME to point to the same location, so ssh will use it.
$ kinit -c ~username/mykrbcache
$ export KRB5CCNAME=~username/mykrbcache
$ ssh kerberoshost
...
$ reboot
...
$ export KRB5CCNAME=~username/mykrbcache
$ ssh kerberoshost
...
| Q: Remember Kerberos tickets after reboot I need to use Kerberos to connect to my network at work. The built-in kinit and ssh in Lion work fine for me. However, I need to get a new ticket and re-enter my password every time I restart the computer. Is there a way to make it remember the ticket after reboots (until it actually expires)?
A: By default, the kerberos ticket cache is placed under /tmp, which is cleared out on reboot. You can specify your own location for the ticket cache, in a location safer for long term storage, by passing the "-c" flag to kinit, and setting KRB5CCNAME to point to the same location, so ssh will use it.
$ kinit -c ~username/mykrbcache
$ export KRB5CCNAME=~username/mykrbcache
$ ssh kerberoshost
...
$ reboot
...
$ export KRB5CCNAME=~username/mykrbcache
$ ssh kerberoshost
...
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1880d911d1af1fd878b3799fb7409b475a44e0e6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Set macvim as default application after homebrew installation I've installed macvim via homebrew. This is working fine.
But when it commes to choose a default application for a new file type I cannot see MacVim. How can I set MacVim as the default application for a file type when it has been installed with homebrew?
Note: The question is not about how to select a default application in Finder, the question is how to set an application as default which is not listed in /Applications and there fore not shown by the Finder as a possible default application.
A: Try running brew linkapps. That's how you're supposed to do it, but it never works for me; if the same is true for you, do ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/macvim/7.3-64/MacVim.app /Applications (substituting the actual location of the app, if it differs on your system).
Homebrew should have told you that when you installed MacVim.
| Q: Set macvim as default application after homebrew installation I've installed macvim via homebrew. This is working fine.
But when it commes to choose a default application for a new file type I cannot see MacVim. How can I set MacVim as the default application for a file type when it has been installed with homebrew?
Note: The question is not about how to select a default application in Finder, the question is how to set an application as default which is not listed in /Applications and there fore not shown by the Finder as a possible default application.
A: Try running brew linkapps. That's how you're supposed to do it, but it never works for me; if the same is true for you, do ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/macvim/7.3-64/MacVim.app /Applications (substituting the actual location of the app, if it differs on your system).
Homebrew should have told you that when you installed MacVim.
A: You can set the default app from Finder.
*
*Select the file (e.g. foo.rb) and then choose 'Get Info' (command I, or File | Get Info).
*Open the 'Open with' section.
*Select your default app and then press 'Change All...'.
A: I had the same issue. I moved MacVim.app to /Applications and then symlinked it into the Homebrew cellar directory.
mv /usr/local/Cellar/macvim/7.3-65/MacVim.app /Applications/
ln -s /Applications/MacVim.app /usr/local/Cellar/macvim/7.3-65/
A: Correction: This is no longer the case, see https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/issues/8699
Note that brew linkapps puts links in ~/Applications, not /Applications. I had to follow the symlink (select your home directory from Favorites, select the Applications icon in the main pane, and click Open), then pull down the path list-box near the top of the dialog box (or hit Command+Up) to go one level back up the physical path. Then you can see the icon for the actual .app folder.
A: I had a similar problem, however I only wanted to use third-party MacPorts (a Homebrew alternative) applications where there was no native Apple version on the system.
To stop the MacPorts applications from being used in preference over native APPLE apps, I modified my $PATH: vi ~/.profile
# Original PATH which favoured MacPorts Commented-out
#export PATH="/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH"
# Modified path prepending "/usr/bin" in front ensuring native apps favoured
export PATH="/usr/bin:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH"
Using this PATH configuration, only if a native Apple application is not found will the MacPorts path be consulted.
BEFORE PATH Modified: Default VIM is MacPorts
Terrences-MacBook-Pro:pi-ap terrence$ which vim
/opt/local/bin/vim
AFTER PATH Modified: Default VIM is Apple's version
Terrences-MacBook-Pro:pi-ap terrence$ which vim
/usr/bin/vim
If you want the third-party Homebrew apps to be default where there are alternatives in other paths, just ensure the Homebrew path is precedes them in your PATH.
Worked for my use-case, but might not be right for alternate use-cases.
Remember to logout after changing your .profile for the new PATH changes to be effective-
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0ca0bfca27dd1efe1c4791c6ed5cbaf003ed9010 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Organizing user home directory between SSD and HDD I've installed an SSD into a new Mac mini. I've installed ML, and used the migration tool to copy programs and user settings from the stock 500GB drive.
What doesn't fit onto this 64GB SSD drive though, are the Pictures, Music, and Movies directories. Maybe 200GB worth. I use the Finder's shortcuts often for these directories, and like the different icons.
How can you configure OSX to take advantage of the large HDD for these directories that won't fit onto the SSD?
How can I wipe that HDD of the previous OSX install? A simple 'move to trash'?
I've got external drives to help shuffle directories and files around if need be.
A: You can use aliases for those directories containing lots of data. Example:
/Users/you/Movies -> /Volumes/MyStuff/Movies
/Users/you/Music -> /Volumes/MyStuff/Music
/Users/you/Pictures -> /Volumes/MyStuff/Pictures
The easiest way to wipe the contents of the previous drive is to open Disk Utility, select your drive, and then select the 'Erase' tab. Choose the options you want and wait until it finishes.
| Q: Organizing user home directory between SSD and HDD I've installed an SSD into a new Mac mini. I've installed ML, and used the migration tool to copy programs and user settings from the stock 500GB drive.
What doesn't fit onto this 64GB SSD drive though, are the Pictures, Music, and Movies directories. Maybe 200GB worth. I use the Finder's shortcuts often for these directories, and like the different icons.
How can you configure OSX to take advantage of the large HDD for these directories that won't fit onto the SSD?
How can I wipe that HDD of the previous OSX install? A simple 'move to trash'?
I've got external drives to help shuffle directories and files around if need be.
A: You can use aliases for those directories containing lots of data. Example:
/Users/you/Movies -> /Volumes/MyStuff/Movies
/Users/you/Music -> /Volumes/MyStuff/Music
/Users/you/Pictures -> /Volumes/MyStuff/Pictures
The easiest way to wipe the contents of the previous drive is to open Disk Utility, select your drive, and then select the 'Erase' tab. Choose the options you want and wait until it finishes.
A: With the lastest version of Montain Lion, you can set up a Fusion Drive and let OS X manage where your files are at while you enjoy SSD speeds and spinning hard disk drive capacity, seamlessly. This option would be business as usual once the Fusion Drive is set up.
*
*Create a Boot-able Backup and make sure Mountain Lion is up to date.
*Create a Fusion Drive between the 64GB SSD and and the 500 GB hard drive.
*Avoid manually managing what is or is not on the SSD
*Do backup often, since now there are 2 things that can fail that can cause your one effective set of data to go bye bye.
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bc7e21718c472fc2038d8c99dd465ad1972ca9d2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How does Apple achieve such an ultra fast boot up? I'm a recent Mac user (MBP) and the booting time really surprises me.
Within few seconds, from complete power down, the OS prompts you to log in, then the rest just flies!
And even faster recovery from sleep mode.
I believe Mac OS is based on Unix BSD, so I'm wondering why we havent see such thing on Unix/Linux with similar hardware?
A: There are many factors that go into booting speed (age of computer, processor, hard drive type and speed). The biggest factor is that Apple has a closed environment and it's OS knows what to expect in terms of hardware and is optimized for that hardware. With Linux and Windows, there are many factors that the OS has to take into account driver-wise in order to optimize itself.
| Q: How does Apple achieve such an ultra fast boot up? I'm a recent Mac user (MBP) and the booting time really surprises me.
Within few seconds, from complete power down, the OS prompts you to log in, then the rest just flies!
And even faster recovery from sleep mode.
I believe Mac OS is based on Unix BSD, so I'm wondering why we havent see such thing on Unix/Linux with similar hardware?
A: There are many factors that go into booting speed (age of computer, processor, hard drive type and speed). The biggest factor is that Apple has a closed environment and it's OS knows what to expect in terms of hardware and is optimized for that hardware. With Linux and Windows, there are many factors that the OS has to take into account driver-wise in order to optimize itself.
A: 5 top factors in this.
The biggest single factor is the primary hard drive. If your MBPro has an Solid State Drive shipped by Apple as stock (or an option), then it should boot in seconds because the OS and apps are essentially in flash memory (like RAM). I have a MacPro tower 1.1 optimised with an SSD running OS 10.6 Snow Leopard that boots in 7 seconds (and its 9 years old). If your Mac has a traditional Apple SATA or PATA spinning platter drive, then it will be significantly slower (20+ seconds to boot is common) because Apple pitch these for longevity not performance - typically Apple none SSD drives run slow at 5400 RPM and don't have major cache (its the first thing I change when I get a new Mac) and makes a huge difference to boot speed.
Second factor is what you have installed application wise and set to launch at startup (preferences / startup applications). A new Mac will be relatively light as there wont be a lot of bloatware on there initially. All applications in the Startup panel WILL launch before your desktop settles down, many in the background so you wont see them. Some apps are sneaky and pre-launch without asking you like Adobe's AIM software check which runs in the background ALL THE TIME. You can take control and disable these making them a manual operation once a month v much quicker boot. Use Utilities / Activity Monitor (its free on the Mac) - you will be shocked at what is running all the time and how much RAM and processor it is hogging.
Third factor is your desktop - if you have a very untidy Mac Finder (desktop level) with 50+ alias folders and files on it, your boot will slow down significantly as the Mac will look at these paths FIRST to make sure they are still active / accessible. Ditto any network drives and external hard drives you have connected. For example, if your external HDD is slow to wake up the OS boot can stall for 5 to 7 seconds waiting for it. So keep a clear desktop (set up your alias in the Dock using stacks) and disconnect external drives unless you are using them.
The fourth factor (whilst not directly a boot issue) is Fonts / Language Kits / Printer Drivers. By default Apple overloads these in the root OS to help novices (so the Mac just works everywhere) but they bloat the system - especially loading 300+ fonts before it opens any app. Take out the printer drivers and languages you don't need (about 10GB) and use a Font Manager like Lintotype Font Explorer Pro which will reduce pre-loaded fonts to just 30 ish core system fonts - it will then load fonts only when an app needs them (I have 10,000 fonts on my system as a graphic designer - probably only 150 open at any one time). Significant boost.
Fifth factor - max the RAM. Most Macs ship with the minimum e.g. 4GB. This is simply not enough and you will have slow boot and the spinning ball often. Max it and everything will run smoother.
Footnote: from experience, I can advise you that any portable is slower than a desktop. This is not a myth. I invested in a top line MacBookPro QuadCore i7 17" 8GB Ram and 1GB graphics card, the original Apple workstation MBPro circa 2012. Initially I was very disappointed as it was slow compared to my lesser QuadCore i5 iMac, 4Gb Ram, 512MB graphics. Why? Because inevitably, portable is synonymous with BATTERY LIFE, WEIGHT and HEAT / NOISE so the laptop is nobbled in several areas to favour these - there is no room inside a MBPro for two big fans on-board the graphics card so it has to be limited or it would overheat the first time you played COD on a plane and burn your knees. So, although not advertised as such, laptops are not equivalent to desktops in terms of like for like performance. On the MBPro I mention, it does tell you this in the detail and has two states - desktop (powered) and battery to offset this performance drop. Desktop mode is still limited compared to a Mac tower or iMac.
Hope this helps answer the question and to optimise your next Mac purchase.
P
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9e4ce09cf3d385d5b8d61de2fd38e9ecb6e6abe8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Smart Playlist in iTunes for songs that contain lyrics I’m looking for a way to create a Smart Playlist in iTunes that contains only songs without lyrics.
Or to be more specific, I want to be able to create a Smart Playlist of songs that I haven’t put through Get Lyrical and then run it though the app so that it gets lyrics for the songs that I don’t already have lyrics for.
I’m using iTunes 10.6.3 (25) on a mid 2010 MacBook running Mountain Lion.
A: You can't do this with a smart playlist as Apple doesn't expose the lyric field there.
You can create an Applescript that creates a playlist. You'd then have to rerun the script to update the playlist. A track has a playlist field so you'd just check that.
Here's one example of such a script
tell application "iTunes"
if exists playlist "No Lyrics" then
delete playlist "No Lyrics"
end if
make new playlist with properties {name:"No Lyrics"}
duplicate (every track of playlist 1 whose lyrics is equal to "") to playlist "No Lyrics"
end tell
| Q: Smart Playlist in iTunes for songs that contain lyrics I’m looking for a way to create a Smart Playlist in iTunes that contains only songs without lyrics.
Or to be more specific, I want to be able to create a Smart Playlist of songs that I haven’t put through Get Lyrical and then run it though the app so that it gets lyrics for the songs that I don’t already have lyrics for.
I’m using iTunes 10.6.3 (25) on a mid 2010 MacBook running Mountain Lion.
A: You can't do this with a smart playlist as Apple doesn't expose the lyric field there.
You can create an Applescript that creates a playlist. You'd then have to rerun the script to update the playlist. A track has a playlist field so you'd just check that.
Here's one example of such a script
tell application "iTunes"
if exists playlist "No Lyrics" then
delete playlist "No Lyrics"
end if
make new playlist with properties {name:"No Lyrics"}
duplicate (every track of playlist 1 whose lyrics is equal to "") to playlist "No Lyrics"
end tell
A: Unless there is some wacky way to accomplish this, I am fairly sure it is impossible. The smart playlists take certain aspects of a song, and use them to filter through your entire library, looking for matches. They do not check the lyrics.
However, if you were to somehow get your 'Get Lyrical' app to make a minor, consistent change to the song title, or to rate all non lyrical songs a particular rating, then this could be used to filter out only the songs you want.
How to get this to work, I do not know.
A: Rerun Get Lyrical on all songs and save a playlist at the end. This is the only way I know of.
A: TrackSift 2 seems to be able to do at least some of what you want.
A: When you run Get Lyrical, say Yes to the option to replace existing lyrics. After it finishes, open the playlist it created of all the songs it did not find lyrics for.
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cabbcf6397575a571b019f80caf8194ef3b14e48 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to slow down iPad keyboard response, to get fingers off the keys before the letters repeat? My Dad has a Parkinson's like disease.
His fingers move very slowly and so he gets multiple repeats of lettttters, like that.
Is there a way to slow down the keyboard response to that he can get his fingers off the keys before the letters repeat?
A: Which version of iOS are you using? My brother has an iPad 1 running iOS 5, and keys don't repeat at all. Instead, if you hold them down long enough, you get the option to chose special characters, but if you don't choose any special characters you still get the letter you pressed. iOS updates are free, so if I were you I would update to iOS 5, which should fix your problem. (You can do this by plugging your iPad into a computer, opening iTunes, clicking on the iPad in the sidebar, and clicking the 'update' button.)
| Q: How to slow down iPad keyboard response, to get fingers off the keys before the letters repeat? My Dad has a Parkinson's like disease.
His fingers move very slowly and so he gets multiple repeats of lettttters, like that.
Is there a way to slow down the keyboard response to that he can get his fingers off the keys before the letters repeat?
A: Which version of iOS are you using? My brother has an iPad 1 running iOS 5, and keys don't repeat at all. Instead, if you hold them down long enough, you get the option to chose special characters, but if you don't choose any special characters you still get the letter you pressed. iOS updates are free, so if I were you I would update to iOS 5, which should fix your problem. (You can do this by plugging your iPad into a computer, opening iTunes, clicking on the iPad in the sidebar, and clicking the 'update' button.)
A: Although there is currently no way to adjust the key repeat rate on iOS, one solution may be to find a usb keyboard that your father can use. Getting a keyboard that has a large travel (the keys are tall, as opposed to the more modern slim keys) might help with this.
Using the Camera Connection Kit from Apple, you can connect just about any USB keyboard to an iPad.
Also, in Settings > General > Keyboard > Shortcuts you can define letter combinations that will auto-expand to longer phrases. For example, the default "omw" expands to "On my way". Defining shortcuts for things like signing off messages, or people's names can be useful.
Lastly, take a look at Settings > General > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch as your father may benefit from custom gesture controls. Although it may not help with typing, it provides multi-touch gestures from the tap of a button.
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0f65058fe481a1fa92f7682731b4cf680f93a051 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to make the Notification Center menu icon glow, (like Twitter does) when notifications are present? Notification Center is pretty great, however, it's very annoying that I have to click the menubar icon or make a gesture to actually open the notification pane.
How to make the Notification Center menu icon glow, (like Twitter does) when notifications are present, or something similar?
A: The only solution is jailbreak - which is not advised... In iOS 7 you don't get it either (I'm running the beta) and there is no hidden setting.
| Q: How to make the Notification Center menu icon glow, (like Twitter does) when notifications are present? Notification Center is pretty great, however, it's very annoying that I have to click the menubar icon or make a gesture to actually open the notification pane.
How to make the Notification Center menu icon glow, (like Twitter does) when notifications are present, or something similar?
A: The only solution is jailbreak - which is not advised... In iOS 7 you don't get it either (I'm running the beta) and there is no hidden setting.
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998324561a5599f957cdc0a036f864a95a058c89 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where is the Mac OS X Lion that I purchased? I bought Lion a year ago, but I downgraded to Snow Leopard because I wanted to play Starcraft, which is not supported on Lion. After Mountain Lion was released, I can no longer find Lion anymore. Does it mean that I can't get the Lion installer anymore?
A: *
*Update OS X Snow Leopard to 10.6.6 or later such that it has a Mac App Store.
*Open the "App Store" application
*Connect with the same account (Apple ID) that you used to purchase Lion
*Click on the "Purchased" button on the top bar (picture 1, between Categories and Updates)
*Find "OS X Lion" in the list (picture 2)
*Click on the "Download" button
Et voilà!
| Q: Where is the Mac OS X Lion that I purchased? I bought Lion a year ago, but I downgraded to Snow Leopard because I wanted to play Starcraft, which is not supported on Lion. After Mountain Lion was released, I can no longer find Lion anymore. Does it mean that I can't get the Lion installer anymore?
A: *
*Update OS X Snow Leopard to 10.6.6 or later such that it has a Mac App Store.
*Open the "App Store" application
*Connect with the same account (Apple ID) that you used to purchase Lion
*Click on the "Purchased" button on the top bar (picture 1, between Categories and Updates)
*Find "OS X Lion" in the list (picture 2)
*Click on the "Download" button
Et voilà!
A: Correct me of I'm wrong but if you open the App Store in Snow Leopard, and log in with the AppleID that you purchased Lion with and look at the purchase history from the toolbar at the top, you should be able to see Lion and download it again. This works for me.
A: Yes, indeed, you can no longer access the Lion installer. If you have a friend with a copy laying around, you can use that to upgrade (you purchased it, so you have a license to use it, even if you don't have the installer anymore).
Or, just buy Mountain Lion and upgrade straight to that.
A: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4928 Also you can check here to unhide Mac OS Lion. ;)
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591f96939a8839d9b6c78e0dc4c0cf823e6e67ca | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to delete synced photos from iPhone without connecting to mac? I have synced a folder which contains some pictures to my iPhone. The synced photos are successfully copied to my iPhone. But I can not see any "delete" option in my iPhone to remove the synced photos.
The "Camera Roll" which has the pictures that I took via the iPhone's camera have an option "delete" in the bottom of the picture. But synced photos does not have that delete button.
Should I use iTunes/Mac to delete synced photos? Can't I delete the synced photos with a single touch?
A: Synced Photos deleting must be done through iTunes. To do so just:
*
*In iTunes select the device icon in the Devices List on the left. Click the Photos tab in the resulting window.
*Choose Sync photos from, being iPhoto or Aperture on a Mac and Photoshop Album or Photoshop Elements on a Windows PC.
*Choose Select Albums and deselect the albums or collections you want to delete.
*Click Apply.
| Q: How to delete synced photos from iPhone without connecting to mac? I have synced a folder which contains some pictures to my iPhone. The synced photos are successfully copied to my iPhone. But I can not see any "delete" option in my iPhone to remove the synced photos.
The "Camera Roll" which has the pictures that I took via the iPhone's camera have an option "delete" in the bottom of the picture. But synced photos does not have that delete button.
Should I use iTunes/Mac to delete synced photos? Can't I delete the synced photos with a single touch?
A: Synced Photos deleting must be done through iTunes. To do so just:
*
*In iTunes select the device icon in the Devices List on the left. Click the Photos tab in the resulting window.
*Choose Sync photos from, being iPhoto or Aperture on a Mac and Photoshop Album or Photoshop Elements on a Windows PC.
*Choose Select Albums and deselect the albums or collections you want to delete.
*Click Apply.
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0452574ff1758d337c1ae5b9b1fedfe1af8a8417 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Disable voiceover on login I bought a used Mac from someone who was using VoiceOver on the login screen.
I don't have any handicap, and I would like to disable VoiceOver, which I personally find annoying.
Strangely, VoiceOver is ONLY on the login screen, and I can't find an option to disable it anywhere on the computer. Also VoiceOver seems to come along with some sort of highlighting and on screen text.
Any help? I am running on Lion.
A: Being enabled only on the Login Screen you must disable it under System Preferences / Users & Groups. If the preferences are locked, click the lock icon in the lower-left corner of the page and type and administrator password to unlock them. Click Login Options and uncheck the Use VoiceOver at Login Window.
VoiceOver, along with other features of this kind, can be enabled, and hence disabled, under System Preferences / Universal Access.
| Q: Disable voiceover on login I bought a used Mac from someone who was using VoiceOver on the login screen.
I don't have any handicap, and I would like to disable VoiceOver, which I personally find annoying.
Strangely, VoiceOver is ONLY on the login screen, and I can't find an option to disable it anywhere on the computer. Also VoiceOver seems to come along with some sort of highlighting and on screen text.
Any help? I am running on Lion.
A: Being enabled only on the Login Screen you must disable it under System Preferences / Users & Groups. If the preferences are locked, click the lock icon in the lower-left corner of the page and type and administrator password to unlock them. Click Login Options and uncheck the Use VoiceOver at Login Window.
VoiceOver, along with other features of this kind, can be enabled, and hence disabled, under System Preferences / Universal Access.
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fe80dccba5cca305059d47e309d241ec7b8602ad | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Script to create iPhone Contacts Does anyone know of a way to create a Contact list with a defined amount of contacts? They can be dummy entries, but I just need to create an address book with > 2000 entries. An Automator script is what I have in mind, but I'm not sure how to go about this.
I apologize if this is in the wrong place. Was considering SU or SE, but figured I'd start here.
A: I have used Rob's code in shorter form to create an Automator Service that lets you right-click on an email and create a contact:
Thanks very much Rob - you've saved me hours and hours of work :-)
| Q: Script to create iPhone Contacts Does anyone know of a way to create a Contact list with a defined amount of contacts? They can be dummy entries, but I just need to create an address book with > 2000 entries. An Automator script is what I have in mind, but I'm not sure how to go about this.
I apologize if this is in the wrong place. Was considering SU or SE, but figured I'd start here.
A: I have used Rob's code in shorter form to create an Automator Service that lets you right-click on an email and create a contact:
Thanks very much Rob - you've saved me hours and hours of work :-)
A: An Applescript can bulk-create OS X address book entries, which you can then import to your iPhone. I made up a basic one for you:
-- Change these to your desired data
set firstName to "Test"
set lastName to "User"
set numberOfEntries to "5" as integer
set counter to "1" as integer
tell application "Address Book"
repeat numberOfEntries times
set thePerson to make new person with properties {first name:firstName, last name:lastName & " " & counter}
make new email at end of emails of thePerson with properties {label:"Work", value:"test" & counter & "@example.com"}
make new address at end of addresses of thePerson with properties {label:"Home", city:"Fakeville", street:(counter as string) & " Some St."}
set counter to counter + 1
end repeat
save
end tell
Open AppleScript Editor (in your Applications/Utilities/ folder) and paste that in to a new script. As is, it will make you 5 numbered contacts like so:
You can change the number in the set numberOfEntries to "5" as integer line to however many you need, and change the data if you wish. If you need other fields (like phone numbers), ask and I can show you how.
Improved version
I went a bit overboard and made a version that comes up with nicer names. I took the 20 most popular male and female names, 40 most popular last names, and added a middle initial, so you get a pretty low chance of duplicates (a bit under 5% in a set of 2000, by my math) without the goofy looking numbered contacts.
It also adds all the contacts to a group ("Test Group") so you can pick out all the dummy ones easily if you're adding to an existing address book and want to clean it up later.
Edit: I also changed it to prompt for how many items to create, so it's not necessary to edit the code.
-- name lists: 20 most popular (US) male and female first names, 40 most popular last names
set firstNameList to {"Mary", "Patricia", "Linda", "Barbara", "Elizabeth", "Jennifer", "Maria", "Susan", "Margaret", "Dorothy", "Lisa", "Nancy", "Karen", "Betty", "Helen", "Sandra", "Donna", "Carol", "Ruth", "Sharon", "James", "John", "Robert", "Michael", "William", "David", "Richard", "Charles", "Joseph", "Thomas", "Christopher", "Daniel", "Paul", "Mark", "Donald", "George", "Kenneth", "Steven", "Edward", "Brian"}
set lastNameList to {"Smith", "Johnson", "Williams", "Jones", "Brown", "Davis", "Miller", "Wilson", "Moore", "Taylor", "Anderson", "Thomas", "Jackson", "White", "Harris", "Martin", "Thompson", "Garcia", "Martinez", "Robinson", "Clark", "Rodriguez", "Lewis", "Lee", "Walker", "Hall", "Allen", "Young", "Hernandez", "King", "Wright", "Lopez", "Hill", "Scott", "Green", "Adams", "Baker", "Gonzalez", "Nelson", "Carter"}
set initialList to "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
set counter to "1" as integer
-- prompt for how many contacts to create
set dialogText to "Number of contacts to create?"
repeat
display dialog dialogText default answer ""
set numberOfEntries to text returned of result
try
if numberOfEntries = "" then error
set numberOfEntries to numberOfEntries as number
exit repeat
on error
end try
end repeat
-- populate the address book
tell application "Address Book"
set theGroup to make new group with properties {name:"Test Group"}
repeat numberOfEntries times
set firstName to some item of firstNameList
set lastName to some item of lastNameList
set middleInitial to some item of initialList & "."
set thePerson to make new person with properties {first name:firstName, middle name:middleInitial, last name:lastName}
make new email at end of emails of thePerson with properties {label:"Work", value:firstName & middleInitial & lastName & "@example.com"}
make new address at end of addresses of thePerson with properties {label:"Home", city:"Fakeville", street:(counter as string) & " Some St."}
add thePerson to theGroup
set counter to counter + 1
end repeat
save
end tell
Here's what it generates:
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84a6f8cc715c18c4055c7b233e50a475d14beb9c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Xcode failed to download. Use the Purchases page to try again Xcode is showing in the Mac App Store, ready to be updated. Clicking update results in an error:
Xcode failed to download. Use the Purchases page to try again.
Steps taken that didn't help:
*
*Rebooting
*Removed ~/Library/Cookies/com.apple.appstore.plist
*Searched and removed MAS-related files:
sudo find /var/folders/ -ipath '*com.apple.appstore*' -print | xargs sudo fgrep -i xcode
sudo find /var/folders/ -ipath '*com.apple.appstore*' -delete
How can I successfully update Xcode?
A: The steps to get things to work are quite simple.
*
*Keep the AppStore App open.
*Open terminal and type
cd /private/var/folders/
*Once there, search for com.apple.appstore
find . | grep com.apple.appstore
*You will find folder structure like this ./40/lhn22jn901zdw2bpf82hkggw0000gn/C/com.apple.appstore
*Once inside the folder, open it in finder
open .
*You should see a folder and a manifest.plist. Open up the plist to see the file. Towards the end you will see lines which says that key is title, and string is XCode.
*Now you have the folder which is making your life miserable.
*While keeping AppStore open, remove this folder
rm -rf *
*Now, go back to AppStore and click on Download again.
| Q: Xcode failed to download. Use the Purchases page to try again Xcode is showing in the Mac App Store, ready to be updated. Clicking update results in an error:
Xcode failed to download. Use the Purchases page to try again.
Steps taken that didn't help:
*
*Rebooting
*Removed ~/Library/Cookies/com.apple.appstore.plist
*Searched and removed MAS-related files:
sudo find /var/folders/ -ipath '*com.apple.appstore*' -print | xargs sudo fgrep -i xcode
sudo find /var/folders/ -ipath '*com.apple.appstore*' -delete
How can I successfully update Xcode?
A: The steps to get things to work are quite simple.
*
*Keep the AppStore App open.
*Open terminal and type
cd /private/var/folders/
*Once there, search for com.apple.appstore
find . | grep com.apple.appstore
*You will find folder structure like this ./40/lhn22jn901zdw2bpf82hkggw0000gn/C/com.apple.appstore
*Once inside the folder, open it in finder
open .
*You should see a folder and a manifest.plist. Open up the plist to see the file. Towards the end you will see lines which says that key is title, and string is XCode.
*Now you have the folder which is making your life miserable.
*While keeping AppStore open, remove this folder
rm -rf *
*Now, go back to AppStore and click on Download again.
A: Deleting the temporary folders as recommended didn't help. In the end I got it working again by enabling the Debug menu for the App Store app and resetting the application; it is now finally downloading the update as it should.
Steps:
*
*Open Terminal.
*Run the following command:
defaults write com.apple.appstore ShowDebugMenu -bool true
*Relaunch the App Store.
*Choose the menu item Debug → Reset Application.
Based on steps from: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4398074?start=0&tstart=0
It is possible that signing out (Store → Sign Out) might have solved the issue too (part of the application reset process is to sign you out) but this was not tested.
A: Here's what worked for me:
*
*Good network connection
*Enough free space (if you need a few GiB, just sudo rm -f /var/vm/sleepimage, osx will recreate it as needed)
*Check 3rd-party app firewall for interfering "deny" rules
*Close App Store
*rm -rf /private/var/folders/pd/*/C/com.apple.appstore
*Reboot
*Run updates (works!)
To see what's going on while updates are installing:
*
*Set debug menu defaults write com.apple.appstore ShowDebugMenu -bool true
*In App Store > Debug, Debugging Level 4, Log XML, Log Headers & Javascript Logging
*In Terminal: tail -f /var/log/installer.log /var/log/commerce.log
*Run updates
*Be sure to disable debugging options before disabling the Debug menu
A: You could use the direct link to download xcode from the Developer Center: https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action
A: Same thing happened to me but I got it installed today. Two possible reasons,
*
*Apple have finally fixed it
*App update has some issue with the mac going to idle mode. Because today I downloaded it while I'm working and my failed attempts were when I left the mac idle while it is downloading
A: I had a similar issue but with a different application. It had downloaded about 70% of the way there on Mountain Lion before the OS went to sleep. This lead to the "Failed to download/Use the Purchases page" error. After some web searching I found this thread that answered my problem:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4362474?start=0&tstart=0
The solution for me was to open activity monitor, double-click the AppStore process, and select "open files and ports". Somewhere in this list is a folder starting with "/private/var/folders/". For me it was:
/private/var/folders/hw/...
I quit the AppStore, deleted this folder, restarted AppStore. After clicking "install" again the download started fine.
A: I wanted to add my experience to this thread to help searchers. This has been bugging me for months and I was determined to sit down and fix it. The fact this Q refers to xcode is completely immaterial, I was seeing this issue across several apps with no commonality. I tried numerous searched fixes, including
*
*wiping all caches, cookies amd such like
*relogged into my account, signed out signed in etc
*rebooted, reset app store, manually deleted caches and such like
*screwed about with DNS, networking as mentioned in some quarters (red herring IMO)
*enabling the debug menu for app store ( defaults write com.apple.appstore ShowDebugMenu -bool true ) - this is what ultimately lead me to my solution
My symptoms were: various apps were uninstalled (moved to trash can etc) OR were updated over time. Then app store would show same apps and "Update" button. You click it, and the "an error occurred" message would appear, then the "Please use Purchase page..." Using purchases page buttons resulted in the same error. I tried dozens of combinations of solutions and googled it to death.
The solution in the end was quite odd. With the debug menu enabled, I switch on logging level 2 (at random), tried to reinstall a smallish app I bought a while back. Then skimmed through /var/log/install.log I saw an extract like this (some IDs deliberately obfuscated due to paranoia)
Dec 30 19:00:36 macbookpro installd[23755]: PackageKit: ----- Begin install -----
Dec 30 19:00:36 macbookpro installd[23755]: PackageKit: request=PKInstallRequest
<1 packages, destination=/Volumes/Iomega_HDD>
Dec 30 19:00:36 macbookpro installd[23755]: PackageKit: packages=(
"PKLeopardPackage <file://localhost/var/folders/hb/6_bxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/C/com.apple.appstore/xxxxx3/xxxxxxxxxxxx33.pkg#com.neatberry.PhotoStyler.pkg>"
)
Dec 30 19:00:36 macbookpro installd[23755]: PackageKit: Install Failed: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=640 "You can’t save the file “Iomega_HDD” because the volume “Iomega_HDD” is out of space." UserInfo=0xxxxxxxxxx {NSFilePath=/Volumes/Iomega_HDD} {
NSFilePath = "/Volumes/Iomega_HDD";
}
And there it was - a weird reference to an external drive during an install.
My "Iomega_HDD" is a FW drive always attached. I was using it for SuperDuper root disk mirroring. However my files had grown bigger than the drive, so it had been sat mounted and idle for probably 8-12 weeks (do not worry: timemachine was working to a NAS :-)
Being a mirror, and mounted, I can only assume that somehow app store monitored, or maintained some sort of linkage to the files on there, eg so previously deleted / purged apps on my root drive were present on the mirror.
Anyway, long story short, I unmounted the mirrored external drive, restarted App Store, used the debug menu item to "reset" and amazingly, all the apps magically corrected themselves to "Install" rather than "Update" and the Install/Update statuses also corrected themselves. And more importantly, all the buttons worked and no more error messages!!
I know how bizarre this sounds but the proof is in the logs. App Store was taking into consideration a mirrored (idle) drive that had legacy copies of the apps on.
A: This is a dumb one, but I found that the reason I was receiving this message was that my hard drive was full. So I cleared up some space and it installed just fine.
Facepalm.
Truth be told, the App Store should have better messaging around this. It's not an unknown error, we totally know what it is.
Be forthright, App Store, come on.
A: Similar story here.
An external drive I had attached for a Carbon Copy Cloner backup had also been left attached for some time. I noticed that the activity light was flickering so I ejected it. Finder complained that an app was accessing it, but why should it, only CCC accesses this drive. Assuming it was spotlight acting daft, I force-ejected it.
Shortly after, the app store app showed errors in updates it was carrying out, including an Xcode update that I was sure it had already done a couple of days ago.
Simply unmounting it and restarting App Store didn't help. Deleting the caches for App Store didn't help.
I followed the tips here (enabling Debug, performing a reset) I then rebooted and opened App Store again. I had to sign-in and only one app (out of the four that had been updating) was shown as update available. This updated without error. I therefore assume the other three had been apps that the App Store had been trying to update on the mirrored external drive.
There is clearly a bug here that the App Store is going looking on external drives rather than sticking to the apps it installed in the internal drive.
A: In my particular case, the only way to fix it was to turn off my company's VPN.
Details: I was trying to install Xcode 6.3.1 on OS X Yosemite 10.10.3. All of the previous solutions didn't work, although the suggestion to debug the installation process through App Store and to tail the log files were crucial to find the root cause.
Steps to find the root cause
*
*Activate debug menu on a Terminal window:
defaults write com.apple.appstore ShowDebugMenu -bool true
*Now on App Store, go to Debug menu and check, "Log XML", "Log Headers", "Debug Logging Level 2"* and "Javascript Logging".
* you should try other levels if 2 is not enough
*Back to Terminal, run tail -f /var/log/install.log /var/log/commerce.log
*Start the installation on App Store and follow the logs on Terminal
Root cause of particular issue
I found these messages on the log, pointing out to a network failure and request timeout:
==> /var/log/commerce.log <==
Apr 23 10:10:58 macbookname storedownloadd[1234]: Logged "Request"
Apr 23 10:11:59 macbookname storedownloadd[1234]: ISStoreURLOperation: Waiting a bit before retry #2 after a network failure
Apr 23 10:12:00 macbookname storeaccountd[2345]: ADI: Account is not provisioned, omitting OTP and MD
Apr 23 10:12:00 macbookname storedownloadd[1234]: -[ISURLOperation _logRequest:]: Sending request for http://a71.phobos.apple.com/us/<obfuscated-value>.pkg
Apr 23 10:12:00 macbookname storedownloadd[1234]: Logged "Request"
Apr 23 10:13:01 macbookname storedownloadd[1234]: ISStoreURLOperation: Chose not to retry after error: Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1001 "The request timed out." UserInfo=<obfuscated-value> {NSLocalizedDescription=The request timed out.}
Apr 23 10:13:01 macbookname storedownloadd[1234]: AssetDownloadOperation: Asset download cancelled/failed. Will do retry #1? 0
Apr 23 10:13:01 macbookname storedownloadd[1234]: DownloadOperation: Download failed with error: Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1001 "The request timed out." UserInfo=<obfuscated-value> {NSLocalizedDescription=The request timed out.}
Apr 23 10:13:01 macbookname storeassetd[3456]: SoftwareMap: No app was found with bundle ID com.apple.dt.Xcode to upgrade to 6.3
Apr 23 10:33:14 macbookname storedownloadd[1234]: sending status (Xcode): 0.000000% (0.000000)
Once I turned off the VPN, I was able to download it successfully, tracking the Received Bytes of the storedownload process on Activity Monitor > Network tab:
A: I had the same issue. I basically used Aitch's solution which is to unmount any cloned hard drives.
To discover the error and solution, I followed Aitch's steps.
1) Enabled debug menu in App Store using Terminal command ( defaults write com.apple.appstore ShowDebugMenu -bool true )
2) Quit and relaunch App Store app.
3) Enabled logging level 2 in the App Store Debug menu, and tried to install an app that was resulting in the error.
4) Skimmed through "/var/log/install.log"
My logs showed:
"You can’t save the file “MyHDClone” because the volume “MyHDClone” is out of space."
So, it appears that the App Store was reading information from an external drive that I use to keep a bootable clone of my internal drive.
I unmounted the external clone, Quit and restarted the App store and whola! All my apps were back in correct status. Several of the "updates" that were previously showing were now gone because I had updated them on my internal drive, but had not updated my clone, which is where the App Store was reading the status from.
A: The solution for me was quite simple, if a bit odd. I quit App Store, relaunched it, then 'quit process' from Activity Monitor. After that I relaunched App Store again and the app downloaded fine.
A: I tried many suggestions related to this error. Saw that the city name on my credit card info was wrong. Updated by Credit Card info in the App Store, validated the account on my new Retina and then was able to update iPhoto, iMove and Garageband. Validate your credit card on the new machine.
Werken
A: The problem was with mac (10.8.3) in idle mode, i was working on VMWare.I started downloading xcode (4.6.3) on VM and roaming around for break leaving my system.I came back and found xcode failed to downloading with kinda purchase page...message.
I signed out from developer apple, then quit app-store.Again launch app-store and login.
Now installation successful.
A: Me also face this issue. I asked to My System Admin. They Remove firewall restrictions. then its downloaded fine.
It may help for some one.
A: One of the answer posted that mentioned the lack of disk space was my problem (but I can't comment on it because my reputation is still too low).
I had 7Gb of hard drive free space and was getting that error. Tried the main solution and all the other ones posted and none of them worked.
Then I tried freeing up hard drive by uninstalling a bunch of apps I no longer need and got about 45Gb free, then tried installing again and this time it worked without a hitch.
So yeah, bad error message from the App Store -- and it should verify you have enough space for the installation before it tries to download. I think currently it downloads the package first which is 2.5Gb ish, and then tries to unpack/verify that there's enough space for the actual installation, which requires a lot more, and fails here with a miserable generic error message if there isn't enough.
The error message itself should also be clearer and indicate that the reason for failure is not enough hard drive space for the installation.
My guess is you'll need about 10Gb+.
A: Two simple solutions. 1) remove old X-Code install, restart, and re-download. or 2) Circumvent the app store, and download image direct here http://adcdownload.apple.com/Developer_Tools/xcode_6.1.1/xcode_6.1.1.dmg
A: Make sure your Mac OS is up to date. I was having these issues updating XCode and tried many of the solutions on this page, however, it took updating the OS to fix the issue.
A: Xcode is a very large package, and it's possible that it's using problematic RAM that normally isn't an issue. If you do have a problem with your RAM, then it will likely show up as a download error (checksum error) for Xcode. So, for me the solution was to check RAM using Rember, and bingo, one of my RAM modules was defective.
A: This will sound crazy, but Xcode starts downloading when you start to update a macOS, turn off the wifi, then turn on the wifi and try downloading Xcode.
A: It's possible when there is a update waiting on your macOS. In my case error disappear after installing "macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 Supplementary Update".
A: I tried almost every proposed solution.
None worked.
Then I went to Applications and saw that xCode had an icon showing how much of it was downloaded. Just double clicked on it, and continued downloading dmg file.
Had to do the same a few times, but now it's installed and working!
A: I have solved this by using CCleaner (free trial) to clear temporary files.
Worked for me after relaunching the Mac App Store.
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89de394349b148aa565d3071b7b31d2a8b4e61fd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Preview Bug with (Mountain) Lion -- hangs/crashes on repeat postscript openings I have been able to duplicate this error on both Lion and Mountain Lion.
*
*Open a(n) (enhanced) post-script file (either .ps or .eps) using preview.
*It should convert properly to PDF and be displayed
*Open the same file a second (or a few more) times
*Eventually preview will hang, then crash
For me, opening the same file 3 times is usually plenty.
Can other people reproduce this problem?
Any ideas for causes/fixes?
This seems like a big bug; im surprised it would have made it this far (especially from Lion).
After duplicating the problem, having Preview.app hang, and force quitting, my 'problem report' is at http://www.2shared.com/file/RjuzZbvC/Preview_2012-08-22-224825_Daed.html (too long to include, don't see another way to attach a file...)
A: I eventually submitted an bug-report to apple. According to them there was already one open for the same thing. They wouldn't give me any information about the issue, but it was solved with version 10.8.2
| Q: Preview Bug with (Mountain) Lion -- hangs/crashes on repeat postscript openings I have been able to duplicate this error on both Lion and Mountain Lion.
*
*Open a(n) (enhanced) post-script file (either .ps or .eps) using preview.
*It should convert properly to PDF and be displayed
*Open the same file a second (or a few more) times
*Eventually preview will hang, then crash
For me, opening the same file 3 times is usually plenty.
Can other people reproduce this problem?
Any ideas for causes/fixes?
This seems like a big bug; im surprised it would have made it this far (especially from Lion).
After duplicating the problem, having Preview.app hang, and force quitting, my 'problem report' is at http://www.2shared.com/file/RjuzZbvC/Preview_2012-08-22-224825_Daed.html (too long to include, don't see another way to attach a file...)
A: I eventually submitted an bug-report to apple. According to them there was already one open for the same thing. They wouldn't give me any information about the issue, but it was solved with version 10.8.2
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c573d75c97faac232d715aba35f0825419766e41 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Changing desktop background in OS X 10.8 only changes it for the current desktop space I'm experiencing a bug in Mountain Lion. I have 2 desktop spaces open. When I change the desktop background picture, it only changes for one of the spaces and not the other. Rebooting solved the problem.
Is this a bug? If so what is causing it? Is there any way to change the behaviour?
A: Seems like if you set the first desktop to the picture you want and then go to each space and right click on the desktop and select "Change Desktop Background" it changes that desktop's background to the background of Desktop 1.
YMMV: This in 10.8.1, pretty sure it wasn't like that before (in 10.8).
| Q: Changing desktop background in OS X 10.8 only changes it for the current desktop space I'm experiencing a bug in Mountain Lion. I have 2 desktop spaces open. When I change the desktop background picture, it only changes for one of the spaces and not the other. Rebooting solved the problem.
Is this a bug? If so what is causing it? Is there any way to change the behaviour?
A: Seems like if you set the first desktop to the picture you want and then go to each space and right click on the desktop and select "Change Desktop Background" it changes that desktop's background to the background of Desktop 1.
YMMV: This in 10.8.1, pretty sure it wasn't like that before (in 10.8).
A: *
*Go to Mission Control and remove all Spaces but the Main Space (which is the leftmost space) by clicking the "X" buttons at their upper left corners.
*Click the Main Space to enter it and chose the desired desktop background.
*Go to Mission Control again and add the desired amount of spaces by repeatedly moving the mouse pointer to the upper right corner of the screen and clicking the "+" Button that will emerge.
*Voilà: every new space will have the same background.
A: As Alex pointed out. I falsely assumed workspaces was the same as in 10.6 where all workspaces backgrounds change simultaniously. This is not the case in 10.8. Meaning my bug is not a bug, it's a feature.
A: It's an annoying issue but I found a decent solution.
*
*Open up the system preferences pane and choose Desktops&Screensavers.
*Choose your background of choice for the current Space that the preference pane is open in. Only the background in this space will change.
*Activate Mission Control and drag the system settings preference pane to your next Space that you'd like to change.
*Click on a picture within the Desktops&Screensavers pane that you'd like for this background and it'll change for this current Space.
*Repeat the Mission Control and dragging the preference pane as necessary for other Spaces.
A: If you want to do it in a more automated way try the Applescript below.
It needs a bit of manual setup, you have to put in the number of spaces and if you changed the default hotkeys for first and next desktop.
-- Adapted from http://movingparts.net/2012/09/25/changing-backgroundwallpaper-on-os-x-with-multiple-spaces-and-multiple-monitors/
-- pick a new background image
set theFile to choose file
-- *Note*: Set the number of spaces/desktops manually
set numSpaces to 12
-- Loop through the spaces/desktops, setting each of their backgrounds in turn:
-- *Note*: Set your keyboard shortcut for desktop 1 if it’s different
tell application "System Events" to key code 18 using {control down} -- ⌃1
repeat (numSpaces) times
-- Now loop through each monitor (confusingly called desktop) and change its background
tell application "System Events"
set monitors to a reference to every desktop
set numMonitors to count (monitors)
log numMonitors
repeat with monitorIndex from 1 to numMonitors by 1
set picture of item monitorIndex of the monitors to theFile
end repeat
end tell
delay 0.2
-- switch to the next desktop
-- *Note:* Set your keyboard shortcut for "next desktop" if it’s different
tell application "System Events" to key code 124 using {control down} -- ⌃→
delay 0.2
end repeat
A: This simple shell script can change the backgrounds on all spaces:
#!/bin/sh
if [ -z $1 ]; then
echo "Usage $0 [filename]"
exit 1
fi
echo "UPDATE data SET value='$1';" | sqlite3 ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock/desktoppicture.db
killall Dock
A: Open up System Preferences. Click on "Desktop & Screen Saver." Then click the picture at the top left. This is the default desktop background. Select whatever pic you want to be the background and that should solve your problem.
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e69a5838326a7923d56e079872d6a06c0d0183d6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I back up my iMac from the Recovery Partition? Things in my iMac are failing, most notably the hard drive. I can only reliably boot to the Recovery Partition. Booting to the regular system, either normally or in Safe Mode, does not work, and causes the machine to power off midway through boot.
This computer is most likely fubarred. Is it possible to initiate a backup through the Recovery console? I'd prefer to get a Time Machine update, but I'll take whatever backup I can get.
I am running the latest version of Lion (OS X 10.7).
A: Unfortunately you cannot backup the Mac through the recovery partition. However starting the Mac in Target disk mode or booting the Mac from a bootable external drive may allow you to mount the iMac's drive and copy files from it.
| Q: How can I back up my iMac from the Recovery Partition? Things in my iMac are failing, most notably the hard drive. I can only reliably boot to the Recovery Partition. Booting to the regular system, either normally or in Safe Mode, does not work, and causes the machine to power off midway through boot.
This computer is most likely fubarred. Is it possible to initiate a backup through the Recovery console? I'd prefer to get a Time Machine update, but I'll take whatever backup I can get.
I am running the latest version of Lion (OS X 10.7).
A: Unfortunately you cannot backup the Mac through the recovery partition. However starting the Mac in Target disk mode or booting the Mac from a bootable external drive may allow you to mount the iMac's drive and copy files from it.
A: The Recovery Partition includes Disk Utility, which you can use to clone your hard drive to a new drive. However it's worth noting that if your disk doesn't reliably boot, at least some of the files on it are corrupt (at best), or the mechanism is damaged, and you may be causing further damage by trying to do a heavy read operation.
A: You can clone the volume in Terminal with the rsync command (replacing "Macintosh HD" and "Backup" with the actual volume names):
dev=$(hdik -drivekey system-image=yes -nomount ram://1024)
newfs_hfs $dev
mount -t hfs -o union -o nobrowse $dev /private/tmp
/Volumes/"Macintosh HD"/usr/bin/rsync -axE /Volumes/"Macintosh HD"/ /Volumes/"Backup"
Note: it's very important that the source path ends in "/", and the destination path not end in "/".
Note: this could be optimized a bit by excluding irrelevant things like /private//var/vm, but since you'll be typing it by hand it probably best to keep it simple. Also, @CanuckSkier's warnings about corrupt files and disk damage apply here too.
EDIT: after testing, found that I need to create a ramdisk on /private/tmp so it can store its metadata files. I added steps to the procedure above.
EDIT: fixed typo
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b7c5e7ae308f3b895d0d85ee5abd285a34f2f8ac | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Sync notes with Mac and iPhone I have recently upgraded to Mountain Lion. I like the Notes application but my notes do not sync with iCloud. The Notes checkbox is checked under System Preferences as is my Calendar and Contacts.
The Calendar and Contacts are syncing fine but my notes are not. Does anybody know how to fix this?
| Q: Sync notes with Mac and iPhone I have recently upgraded to Mountain Lion. I like the Notes application but my notes do not sync with iCloud. The Notes checkbox is checked under System Preferences as is my Calendar and Contacts.
The Calendar and Contacts are syncing fine but my notes are not. Does anybody know how to fix this?
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6c715e66fb8c49544480c6fa2dd0ea1ae81d4a0e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Using crashplan to backup a time machine disk So, crashplan themselves say it can't and shouldn't be done, because of hard links and how TM works... But can't it, really?! Isn't there any way around it?
Reason I want to use CrashPlan is because it does everything else I need - except easy recovery, which TimeMachine provides.
PS: "Nope, it can't be done" and a very detailed answer on why, or "do it with rsync" or something are both ok here.
A: *
*Do not attempt to prove crashplan wrong. Many bad things can happen.
*Use the new Time Machine (since Mountain Lion) instead.
*Problem solved.
| Q: Using crashplan to backup a time machine disk So, crashplan themselves say it can't and shouldn't be done, because of hard links and how TM works... But can't it, really?! Isn't there any way around it?
Reason I want to use CrashPlan is because it does everything else I need - except easy recovery, which TimeMachine provides.
PS: "Nope, it can't be done" and a very detailed answer on why, or "do it with rsync" or something are both ok here.
A: *
*Do not attempt to prove crashplan wrong. Many bad things can happen.
*Use the new Time Machine (since Mountain Lion) instead.
*Problem solved.
A: Backups are important, right? So I'd tend to take Crashplan at their word, rather than try and prove them wrong.
However, if I were going to try and use Crashplan with TimeMachine, I'd look into backing up time machine to a sparse image, and then using crashplan to backup the sparse image. TimeMachine automatically backs up to a sparse image when doing backups to a network location. The sparse image itself is just directory containing basic files, these are used to provide the filesystem features, like hard links, that TimeMachine requires.
Whatever you do, remember to test the backup and restore process before you put any faith in it.
A: For backing up my Time Machine volume, I use SuperDuper!, which correctly handles hard links on folders. I already saved my Time Machine data using the backup in place of the original Time Machine disk.
With Mountain Lion, I plan to use the multiple Time Machine disks feature.
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b41189b963b8470b5929201e5ab92da2de7ec3f9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why can't I change my desktop background? I had a nice background, a photo from the internet. It had been there for quite awhile. Then I tried to set it to a different one, another picture from the internet, by right-clicking and doing "Set as desktop background...", but it instead set my background to blue. And now I can't change it.
I also tried downloading this photo (and a number of others, all jpegs) but when I tried to open them to set as background directly from the downloaded file, it just said it couldn't, because the file was damaged or had an unrecognized format. JPEG?? Now the Mac can't open JPEGS?
A: Go into System Preferences->Desktop & Screen Saver. Change the desktop to one of the defaults. Then drag the image file into the window. That should fix it.
| Q: Why can't I change my desktop background? I had a nice background, a photo from the internet. It had been there for quite awhile. Then I tried to set it to a different one, another picture from the internet, by right-clicking and doing "Set as desktop background...", but it instead set my background to blue. And now I can't change it.
I also tried downloading this photo (and a number of others, all jpegs) but when I tried to open them to set as background directly from the downloaded file, it just said it couldn't, because the file was damaged or had an unrecognized format. JPEG?? Now the Mac can't open JPEGS?
A: Go into System Preferences->Desktop & Screen Saver. Change the desktop to one of the defaults. Then drag the image file into the window. That should fix it.
A: all you have to do is go into system preferences - than desktop and screensaver - than click solid colors - and than import a photo.
this is because if you have recently chosen solid colors as your background, or have had one of the pre made backgrounds for apple, it will automatically default to that instead of one of your custom photos.
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c8bbb208462f7d46e27dc7591bf04c270bfbc768 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I format the output of ping in bash? I am using the following script to cycle through a list of IP addresses and report back on the % of packet loss.
I'd also like to have the IP address printed first, then its % of packet loss. But I can't get the syntax right to make this work.
Ideally, it'd look like:
192.168.99.24 25%
192.168.99.23 0%
etc...
Here's my script:
#!/bin/bash
HOSTS="192.168.99.24 192.168.99.23"
COUNT=10
SIZE=1400
for myHost in $HOSTS
do
ping -q -n -s $SIZE -c $COUNT $myHost | grep "packet loss" | awk '{print $7}'
done
A: Use
ping -q -n -s $SIZE -c $COUNT $myHost |
awk -v host=$myhost '/packet loss/ {print host, $7}'
inside the loop.
In case you only want to print the hosts with packet loss use
ping -q -n -s $SIZE -c $COUNT $myHost |
awk -v host=$myhost '/packet loss/ {if ($7 != "0.0%") print host, $7}'
Side note: grep pattern | awk '{action}' can usually be replaced with the much neater (and slightly faster) awk '/pattern/ {action}'
| Q: How can I format the output of ping in bash? I am using the following script to cycle through a list of IP addresses and report back on the % of packet loss.
I'd also like to have the IP address printed first, then its % of packet loss. But I can't get the syntax right to make this work.
Ideally, it'd look like:
192.168.99.24 25%
192.168.99.23 0%
etc...
Here's my script:
#!/bin/bash
HOSTS="192.168.99.24 192.168.99.23"
COUNT=10
SIZE=1400
for myHost in $HOSTS
do
ping -q -n -s $SIZE -c $COUNT $myHost | grep "packet loss" | awk '{print $7}'
done
A: Use
ping -q -n -s $SIZE -c $COUNT $myHost |
awk -v host=$myhost '/packet loss/ {print host, $7}'
inside the loop.
In case you only want to print the hosts with packet loss use
ping -q -n -s $SIZE -c $COUNT $myHost |
awk -v host=$myhost '/packet loss/ {if ($7 != "0.0%") print host, $7}'
Side note: grep pattern | awk '{action}' can usually be replaced with the much neater (and slightly faster) awk '/pattern/ {action}'
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d2e236d081c3fc9adc05de60b1ef69ed828e8967 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Which SSDs are compatible with my old Macbook Pro? I have a MacBook Pro A1260 from 2008 and I want to upgrade to the fastest SSD I can get, as long as the rest of the system isn't the I/O bottleneck.
Where can I find information on compatible SSDs, and how many MB/s my system can handle?
A: Everymac.com is as close to a comprehensive source of system information as you'll find. In the case of your Mac, you can see it has a 1.5Gb/s SATA interface. So you won't be able to get the full potential sequential transfer speeds of a recent SSD, but keep in mind that the most noticeable benefit of an SSD comes from the random access speeds, which are less likely to be bottlenecked by the SATA interface.
It's also worth considering that SSD prices have come down a lot lately, so you're less likely to save much by getting an older model. I'd recommend looking at the Samsung 830 series or the Crucial m4. Both have excellent performance and good reliability.
| Q: Which SSDs are compatible with my old Macbook Pro? I have a MacBook Pro A1260 from 2008 and I want to upgrade to the fastest SSD I can get, as long as the rest of the system isn't the I/O bottleneck.
Where can I find information on compatible SSDs, and how many MB/s my system can handle?
A: Everymac.com is as close to a comprehensive source of system information as you'll find. In the case of your Mac, you can see it has a 1.5Gb/s SATA interface. So you won't be able to get the full potential sequential transfer speeds of a recent SSD, but keep in mind that the most noticeable benefit of an SSD comes from the random access speeds, which are less likely to be bottlenecked by the SATA interface.
It's also worth considering that SSD prices have come down a lot lately, so you're less likely to save much by getting an older model. I'd recommend looking at the Samsung 830 series or the Crucial m4. Both have excellent performance and good reliability.
A: Supposedly almost every SSD should be compatible with your Macbook Pro. Most SATA III SSD is also backwards compatible with SATA II. Even if you won't get the full benefit of the SSD by having a SATA II interface, but it will still be way faster by traditional hard drive.
However I may just be a really unlucky guy. My late 2008 Macbook freezes occasionally after I installed SanDisk Extreme SSD. After getting a replacement SSD, reinstalling OS X a few times, resetting PRAM, enabling TRIM, and so many other things; I was convinced that my laptop is not really happy with the SSD itself. It was kind of confirmed by reports by a few people.
So I guess the best advice I have is see if other people has problems before buying the SSD, and then if you still decided to buy it, have a plan B of what you're gonna do if it doesn't work.
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fe5f7e646ab84af8259cfca2df8acdf57d5bbbe6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Prevent email signature from being inserted when replying Is there a way to prevent Mail.app on OS X from auto inserting your email signature when replying to a message?
A: I believe you can create a template for a new email (which would include you signature) and then leave signatures off everywhere else by setting our signature to none.
The template can be a draft message or a sent message. Either way you have the option of sending them again, which makes them de facto templates.
| Q: Prevent email signature from being inserted when replying Is there a way to prevent Mail.app on OS X from auto inserting your email signature when replying to a message?
A: I believe you can create a template for a new email (which would include you signature) and then leave signatures off everywhere else by setting our signature to none.
The template can be a draft message or a sent message. Either way you have the option of sending them again, which makes them de facto templates.
A: With MacMail the only way to do this is to set the default to no signature, and then use a program like TextExpander to insert a signature for you.
You CAN do this in Mozilla Thunderbird however.
Good luck
B
A: You can set the default signature or "None" for each mail account in Preferences -> Signatures
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95db5a3c40500568b2fa5e0f452bd84888ec4a47 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to increase the amount of time the wifi waits before timing out a connection? I'm currently traveling abroad. Sometimes when connecting to a very old or a heavily used router, the connection will timeout after 2-3 seconds. I think some of these routers just need more time to respond to my connection request, I would like to increase the wait time to 10-12 seconds before the wifi times out the connection.
Such things do not appear to be configurable through the networking GUI. I'm quite handy with the terminal but not familiar enough with networking to know where to look.
A: I doubt there's anything you can do short of jailbreaking and re-flashing the code that drives the wireless chipset.
The things you can control are getting closer to the transmitter, potentiallly moving objects that could attenuate or reflect Wi-Fi signals or set up a repeater to sit within range of both the base station and the location where you wish to have network coverage.
| Q: How to increase the amount of time the wifi waits before timing out a connection? I'm currently traveling abroad. Sometimes when connecting to a very old or a heavily used router, the connection will timeout after 2-3 seconds. I think some of these routers just need more time to respond to my connection request, I would like to increase the wait time to 10-12 seconds before the wifi times out the connection.
Such things do not appear to be configurable through the networking GUI. I'm quite handy with the terminal but not familiar enough with networking to know where to look.
A: I doubt there's anything you can do short of jailbreaking and re-flashing the code that drives the wireless chipset.
The things you can control are getting closer to the transmitter, potentiallly moving objects that could attenuate or reflect Wi-Fi signals or set up a repeater to sit within range of both the base station and the location where you wish to have network coverage.
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48e0d9d70b6c0a66decfb5176fb3b9373edbf9d6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Change installation directory of XQuartz on Mountain Lion Mountain Lion doesn't include X11 any more, and XQuartz is the substitute. Having installed it, I see that XQuartz 2.7.2 installs in the non-standard (though commonly used) directory /opt. It also installs symlinks from /usr/X11 to /opt/X11.
I would prefer having XQuartz only use /usr/X11 and not create /opt/X11.
Is there a way to change the installation directory of XQuartz on Mountain Lion?
A: Get the sources and compile it yourself, setting the paths you prefer.
| Q: Change installation directory of XQuartz on Mountain Lion Mountain Lion doesn't include X11 any more, and XQuartz is the substitute. Having installed it, I see that XQuartz 2.7.2 installs in the non-standard (though commonly used) directory /opt. It also installs symlinks from /usr/X11 to /opt/X11.
I would prefer having XQuartz only use /usr/X11 and not create /opt/X11.
Is there a way to change the installation directory of XQuartz on Mountain Lion?
A: Get the sources and compile it yourself, setting the paths you prefer.
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f415a792f477055bc5517322323801dc637fc465 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can't get past the login screen even with a correct password I recently upgraded a 2010 MacBook Pro to Mountain Lion, and it's worked fine for the most part. Today, however, upon waking up from sleep, the laptop won't go past the login screen. I enter the correct password, hit Enter... and the focus on the password box goes away, and nothing happens.
Note that the password box doesn't shake, as it does when the password is incorrect. I'm entering the right password, it just won't dismiss the login screen.
Anyone else have this problem, and find a solution other than a hard reset?
(Unlike this question, three-finger swiping accomplishes nothing.)
A: It looks like that User's folder got corrupted somehow, and the System doesn't know what to show and load, as It wasn't there.
Try logging with other user or a Disk Repair / Repair Permissions, through the Recovery Partition.
| Q: Can't get past the login screen even with a correct password I recently upgraded a 2010 MacBook Pro to Mountain Lion, and it's worked fine for the most part. Today, however, upon waking up from sleep, the laptop won't go past the login screen. I enter the correct password, hit Enter... and the focus on the password box goes away, and nothing happens.
Note that the password box doesn't shake, as it does when the password is incorrect. I'm entering the right password, it just won't dismiss the login screen.
Anyone else have this problem, and find a solution other than a hard reset?
(Unlike this question, three-finger swiping accomplishes nothing.)
A: It looks like that User's folder got corrupted somehow, and the System doesn't know what to show and load, as It wasn't there.
Try logging with other user or a Disk Repair / Repair Permissions, through the Recovery Partition.
A: I get this as well. The only workaround is to do a hard reboot. Even logging in as guest user, then logging back to your regular user doesn't work.
It's not a user folder corruption issue as the Thecafremo says because I (and it sounds like, you) can get in after a hard reboot. Also, I recently happened to do my period disk volume repair and this issue recurred after the repair process.
A: Turn on the computer, while booting hold Command + R.
When you reach the recovery screen, go to terminal, it's in Utilities ▹ Terminal.
Type 'resetpassword'.
A GUI should appear and guide you through the process, this could likely refresh the corrupt files which are causing your inability to log in.
You may also find luck in trying to boot holding shift, (recovery mode).
You should also repair your permissions.
A: To prevent all of this, I recommend to create two admin accounts on your Mac. So if this problem comes, you can delete the damaged account and still log into your Mac
A: Well, try not capitalized and capitalized. Or just restart it. Maybe you could bring your MacBook to an Apple Store or where you bought it ( what I highly recommend or if all of the ideas don't work ).
A: If you can't sign in after running turn on the computer, while booting hold cmdR.
When you reach the recovery screen, go to terminal, it's in Utilities ▹ Terminal.
Type resetpassword.
and you reset the didn't work for your account.
Re-run the Recover Partition: cmdR
Change the System Administrator account "root"
reboot
You should now be able to login as a other user
Click other user
username: root
password:
From there you are now login as an admin
open user & groups
change your account password
Log off and into your account.
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509b98a0aa92f5e1b446e224d348488f67649e29 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I remove the iCloud-first behavior in Mountain Lion? In Mountain Lion, I have iCloud activated for Documents. I'd like document-saved-in-the-cloud to be an option, but not the default, as in "if I choose iCloud from the dropdown, save in iCloud, else save in my current folder".
Is it possible?
If it is not, I'll disable the "Documents and Data" switch in System Preferences > iCloud, but it raises the question: how can I list all information currently stored in iCloud, and save them to some real-world folder?
A: To change the default to local just write in a terminal:
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool false
To change back to iCloud first, type:
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool true
| Q: How do I remove the iCloud-first behavior in Mountain Lion? In Mountain Lion, I have iCloud activated for Documents. I'd like document-saved-in-the-cloud to be an option, but not the default, as in "if I choose iCloud from the dropdown, save in iCloud, else save in my current folder".
Is it possible?
If it is not, I'll disable the "Documents and Data" switch in System Preferences > iCloud, but it raises the question: how can I list all information currently stored in iCloud, and save them to some real-world folder?
A: To change the default to local just write in a terminal:
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool false
To change back to iCloud first, type:
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool true
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519bf3f1eb801597a76a3b521d48675c82a250ab | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Move items from old keychain to new keychain I've just done a clean Mountain Lion install, and one thing bothers me a lot:
How can I move passwords from my old keychain to the one created by the installer when it performed a clean install without a migration of data?
I copied my old keychain to ~/Library/Keychains and added it to the keychains list. It works except that I have to unlock it every time I log in. It's rather annoying and I'd much rather have all my passwords and certificates in one keychain.
I've tried to just Cmd+C/Cmd+V the passwords from old keychain to the new one, but it asks me about keychain's passwords for every item (and there are hundreds of them)
Any ideas?
A: As a workaround, you can make the password of the old keychain empty. You can do that by pressing the OK button for a second time after this error message is shown:
You can then just click the allow button repeatedly without having to type the password every time.
| Q: Move items from old keychain to new keychain I've just done a clean Mountain Lion install, and one thing bothers me a lot:
How can I move passwords from my old keychain to the one created by the installer when it performed a clean install without a migration of data?
I copied my old keychain to ~/Library/Keychains and added it to the keychains list. It works except that I have to unlock it every time I log in. It's rather annoying and I'd much rather have all my passwords and certificates in one keychain.
I've tried to just Cmd+C/Cmd+V the passwords from old keychain to the new one, but it asks me about keychain's passwords for every item (and there are hundreds of them)
Any ideas?
A: As a workaround, you can make the password of the old keychain empty. You can do that by pressing the OK button for a second time after this error message is shown:
You can then just click the allow button repeatedly without having to type the password every time.
A: Keep the two files separate to start with.
Use "Import Items..." from the File Menu and select your previous Keychain file. It will attempt to import all your previous keys, asking for old passwords as necessary.
When finished, all your previous data will be in the new login.keychain; your old login.keychain can be thrown away.
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0c07eff98b4b877bcdd5e180f7a431a77b4d4183 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I reset a Mac's password from Single User Mode? My sister bought a used MacBook about 6 months ago and she has lost her password.
Here is the procedure I tried to use to reset the password:
*
*Boot into single user mode (press Command-S at power on)
*Type fsck -fy
*Type mount -uw /
*Type launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServices.plist
*Type dscl . -passwd /Users/username password, replacing username with the targeted user and password with the desired password.
*Reboot
But when I try the step 4, it says launch_msg(): Socket is not connected.
I would like to know what command to enter in the single user mode to know what version the Macbook is running and the right command to reset the password. Thank you.
A: I kept getting the launch_msg(): Socket is not connected message, so I used cd to get to the LaunchDaemons directory and typed in
launchctl load com.apple.DirectoryServices.plist
passwd username
This worked. Not sure why it didn't like the directory path as it had no errors.
| Q: How can I reset a Mac's password from Single User Mode? My sister bought a used MacBook about 6 months ago and she has lost her password.
Here is the procedure I tried to use to reset the password:
*
*Boot into single user mode (press Command-S at power on)
*Type fsck -fy
*Type mount -uw /
*Type launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServices.plist
*Type dscl . -passwd /Users/username password, replacing username with the targeted user and password with the desired password.
*Reboot
But when I try the step 4, it says launch_msg(): Socket is not connected.
I would like to know what command to enter in the single user mode to know what version the Macbook is running and the right command to reset the password. Thank you.
A: I kept getting the launch_msg(): Socket is not connected message, so I used cd to get to the LaunchDaemons directory and typed in
launchctl load com.apple.DirectoryServices.plist
passwd username
This worked. Not sure why it didn't like the directory path as it had no errors.
A: Try loading com.apple.opendirectoryd.plist instead.
*
*Hold command-S on startup.
*Run mount -uw /. (fsck -fy is not necessary.)
*In 10.7 and later, run:
launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.opendirectoryd.plist
or in 10.6 and earlier:
launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServices.plist
*Run passwd username and reset the password.
*Run reboot.
A second way to reset the login password of an account is to use Reset Password.app from the recovery partition:
*
*Hold command-R on startup.
*Open Terminal from the Utilities menu.
*Run resetpassword, which opens the Reset Password application.
*Select the volume and account and reset the password.
A third way is to create a new admin account:
*
*Hold command-S on startup.
*Run mount -uw /.
*Run rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone.
*Run reboot.
*Go through the steps of creating a new account.
*Reset the password of the old account from the Users & Groups preference pane.
None of these options resets the password of the login keychain.
If FileVault 2 is enabled, you have to enter a password to start up in single user mode, and you can't use Reset Password.app to reset the password of an account.
A: Once you mount the file system, you should be able to use passwd username and then put in the password twice.
A: Hold ⌘-S on startup, then type
/sbin/fsck -y
/sbin/mount -uw /
sh /etc/rc
passwd [username of account you want to change here]
It should ask you to enter the new password twice.
reboot
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640ad02a58891cdbccca7733e8b9fe03cac36d9f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I clean up my user Library folder? Is there a way to clean up the ~/Library folder of a user? My folder is about 32 GB! What the heck is all in there?
A: For Developers:
~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData directory can become pretty large after some time of creating different projects. You can easily delete all the directories with age a week and higher.
~/Library/Developer/Xcode/Archives same story here, but you need to be more careful with removing old archive files (especially if your projects are not under version control).
By my experience archive folder for an app can become really huge as developers usually create lots of versions of same app before its public releases. I believe it's better to clean this folder from XCode by going through all your old archives and removing the ones you don't need. The best scenario is that you have commented each archive during your work. On the other hand, if you didn't, most probably it won't make too much sense to keep old archives when you don't know what those are about.
I cleaned about 300GB only from above directories (2 years those were out of my attention).
| Q: How can I clean up my user Library folder? Is there a way to clean up the ~/Library folder of a user? My folder is about 32 GB! What the heck is all in there?
A: For Developers:
~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData directory can become pretty large after some time of creating different projects. You can easily delete all the directories with age a week and higher.
~/Library/Developer/Xcode/Archives same story here, but you need to be more careful with removing old archive files (especially if your projects are not under version control).
By my experience archive folder for an app can become really huge as developers usually create lots of versions of same app before its public releases. I believe it's better to clean this folder from XCode by going through all your old archives and removing the ones you don't need. The best scenario is that you have commented each archive during your work. On the other hand, if you didn't, most probably it won't make too much sense to keep old archives when you don't know what those are about.
I cleaned about 300GB only from above directories (2 years those were out of my attention).
A: As usual for cleanup stuff, start with a visualizer like GrandPerspective or Disk Inventory X so you can see what folders take up space.
Be careful deleting stuff in your Library folder: apps store lots of different things in there, some of which are required for them to run.
A: Your Library folder contains several things which may be quite large: all your mails (including attachments), various caches, databases of some applications (e.g. Evernote) etc., so the big size might be ok (or even desired!).
To identify the big stuff you can open Terminal.app and run
cd ~/Library
du -sm * | sort -n
which will show you the largest directories at the end. Use cd again to drill further done and repeat the du command.
PS: Just for reference: My Library folder currently holds about 16 GB of Evernote data, 4 GB Developer docs from Xcode, 1 GB mail and 1.5 GB iOS software updates.
A: You could also enable calculating all sizes and sort by size in list view:
To let that right window appear, use command ⌘ + J in Finder.
You can also reach this window by clicking on "Show View Options" within "View" in your menu bar. Note that this window changes depending on showing the directory as icons, as list, as columns or as cover flow. So be sure to view "as list".
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b70dfcb162859daa160167689088bbb080d182e9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can two external displays be driven from one Thunderbolt port? I have the new MacBook Air which only has a Thunderbolt output (no HDMI or DVI) and I have 2 external monitors. How can I get this all hooked up (at the lowest cost, if possible)?
EDIT:
After using the DualHead2Go ME, I'm half-satisfied; it does split my single external port into 2 DVIs, but the externals act as 1 with double the width, so the resolution is very off and weird to look at. Looking back I probably should have bought the Pro to support both of my externals, but with my current Air this is the best I can do for 2 externals.
A: While Apple's display adapters will let you connect one of these external monitors, there's also the Matrox DualHead2Go Digital ME which will connect two external DVI displays (I've never seen or used one, ymmv).
| Q: Can two external displays be driven from one Thunderbolt port? I have the new MacBook Air which only has a Thunderbolt output (no HDMI or DVI) and I have 2 external monitors. How can I get this all hooked up (at the lowest cost, if possible)?
EDIT:
After using the DualHead2Go ME, I'm half-satisfied; it does split my single external port into 2 DVIs, but the externals act as 1 with double the width, so the resolution is very off and weird to look at. Looking back I probably should have bought the Pro to support both of my externals, but with my current Air this is the best I can do for 2 externals.
A: While Apple's display adapters will let you connect one of these external monitors, there's also the Matrox DualHead2Go Digital ME which will connect two external DVI displays (I've never seen or used one, ymmv).
A: The current-generation MacBook Air's integrated graphics only supports one external display.
Further, there are no products that I know of that are shipping (as of when I answered this) that can "split" a Thunderbolt signal to connect two non-Thunderbolt displays. The only way I know of to connect multiple displays to a Thunderbolt Mac via Thunderbolt is to use Apple's Thunderbolt Display.
You could use one of the various DisplayLink products to connect one of your displays via USB and use a plain mini DisplayPort adapter for the other display (this would connect to your Thunderbolt port).
A: Zotac provides an adapter to split a regular or mini DisplayPort into two HDMI ports. It's the ZT-DP2HD (DisplayPort) or ZT-MDP2HD (mini DisplayPort). Anandtech has a brief blurb about it here. For $50, I think it's worth checking out.
A: The only problem with the splitter of 1 thunderbolt to 2 display ports is that the monitors will be mirrored, they won't be extended desktop. With Mac Air I had to use the thunderbolt for monitor 1 and the usb for monitor 2 in order to have extended desktop.
Another annoyance is that, for example, if you have a large spreadsheet, you wont be able to see it using both monitors.
If you really need a full extended desktop, you will need 2 thunderbolt ports.
A: If you have monitors that have DisplayPorts, you should be able to go from the MacBook Air to DisplayPort, and then DisplayPort out on one monitor to the other one.
This is DisplayPort 2.0 or 2.1 I think.
A: Belkin Dual View Mini DisplayPort to 2X DVI Adapter Dongle (F2CD060) $60...all you need
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dc47b244adc66e90c74fbfc0fe4dbb4bcaf3d923 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I remove the window shadow in Mountain Lion? There's an application called ShadowKiller that seems popular and supposedly works for Lion, but it just seems to die as soon as I try to start it on Mountain Lion.
I'd like to get around of the shadows surrounding a window.
A: This one works well for me: toggle-osx-shadows.
It is easy to compile and use, and there are only 17 lines of code.
| Q: How can I remove the window shadow in Mountain Lion? There's an application called ShadowKiller that seems popular and supposedly works for Lion, but it just seems to die as soon as I try to start it on Mountain Lion.
I'd like to get around of the shadows surrounding a window.
A: This one works well for me: toggle-osx-shadows.
It is easy to compile and use, and there are only 17 lines of code.
A: ShadowKiller still works for me on 10.8, but it's supposed to quit silently after it's opened. You can run it at login by adding it to login items.
Nocturne also has an option to disable the shadows.
Related questions at Super User:
*
*Disable drop shadows around windows or the menu bar on OS X
*How do I decrease the window shadow in Mac OS X?
A: I spent a lot of time on this issue, and even got to the point that I wrote a little program to fix it. Then I discovered something much simpler:
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSUseLeopardWindowValues NO
defaults write com.apple.Safari NSUseLeopardWindowValues YES
The second one is necessary because Safari doesn't seem to like the shadows (you get a "Invalid unbuffered shadow parameters." comment in syslog).
A: The program I use to do this on OS X 10.8.4 is ShadowSweeper.
http://download.cnet.com/ShadowSweeper/3000-2072_4-75966596.html
This one looks like it might also work but I haven't tried it myself.
https://github.com/puffnfresh/toggle-osx-shadows
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ace6112ff05b5b1cd03b1bd5bde0ccd84872de40 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I use a Mac Mini as an Airplay audio receiver? I don't have an AppleTV (yet), but I do have a Mac Mini hooked up to some decent speakers. Is there something I can run on it, so that it acts like an Airplay audio receiver?
(Video support isn't important to me.)
A: From https://code.google.com/p/open-airplay/ (note they also support audio):
*
*AirServer: The best app for turning your Mac into an AirPlay screen ($15)
*Casual Share: Mac AirPlay receiever
*AirMac: Turns you Macintosh into an Airplay receiver (Objective C)
*Airstream Media Player: C# based AirPlay screen for windows and AirPlay server source code
*Play2Wifi: An AirPlay server written in Python (< iOS 4.3)
And as Christian says, AirFoil Speakers should also do the trick ($25 / 10 minute trial).
I personally had problems with AirServer (kept crapping out) and Reflector only gives you a 10 minute trial, which isn't enough.
| Q: Can I use a Mac Mini as an Airplay audio receiver? I don't have an AppleTV (yet), but I do have a Mac Mini hooked up to some decent speakers. Is there something I can run on it, so that it acts like an Airplay audio receiver?
(Video support isn't important to me.)
A: From https://code.google.com/p/open-airplay/ (note they also support audio):
*
*AirServer: The best app for turning your Mac into an AirPlay screen ($15)
*Casual Share: Mac AirPlay receiever
*AirMac: Turns you Macintosh into an Airplay receiver (Objective C)
*Airstream Media Player: C# based AirPlay screen for windows and AirPlay server source code
*Play2Wifi: An AirPlay server written in Python (< iOS 4.3)
And as Christian says, AirFoil Speakers should also do the trick ($25 / 10 minute trial).
I personally had problems with AirServer (kept crapping out) and Reflector only gives you a 10 minute trial, which isn't enough.
A: Proprietary:
*
*AirServer - audio and streaming, Mac/Windows, $15
*Reflector - audio and streaming, Mac/Windows/Android, $15
*AirFoil - audio only, Mac/Windows/Linux, $30 for Mac/Win, $40 for both, free for linux
Open Source:
*
*casualShare audio and streaming, Java + NodeJS, open source
*AirStream (Ruby) - audio and streaming, source only
*Kodi - formerly XBMC, audio and streaming, Mac/Windows/Linux+, open source
*Shairport Sync - audio only (multi-room), source only (C/make); this is the not-dead version of Shairport
Dead:
*
*AirPlay for Totem - audio and streaming
*AirMac, on GitHub - audio and streaming, source only (Objective-C)
*AirStream (C#) - audio and streaming, source only
*Shairport - audio only, source only (C/make + perl)
*Banana TV audio and streaming, Mac, free, but only supports iOS 4.2 through 4.3.5
A: Xbmc supports being an airplay receiver and runs on macs.
http://xbmc.org/
A: Both AirServer and Reflector allow your Mac to act as an Airplay receiver for audio or video. I'm not aware of an app that specializes in audio only Airplay, but either of those should do what you need.
A: Rogue Amoeba's Airfoil (which transmits Airplay from a Mac) is also very reliable, and includes Airfoil Speakers to receive Airplay from other sources. I recommend it highly.
A: adding this here in case anyone still stumbles onto this question post-2021:
Apple added a native AirPlay to Mac feature in macOS 12 Monterey. It supports both audio and video, and is generally supported on devices introduced in 2018 or newer. The compatibility requirements are listed here.
It's now a simple matter of enabling this setting in System Preferences → Sharing → AirPlay Receiver.
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70d17d96b2ff22bdbe8242858e80b14075daf14e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to use an AirPort Express as an AirPlay device with a TP-Link router? I recently upgraded my router (TP-Link TL-WR1043N) so now my wireless network is broadcasting in 11b/g/n mixed mode, and my 1st generation AirPort Express is having trouble joining the network.
I have done a factory reset several times, and each time everything seems to work fine but then when the APE tries to reset, AirPort Utility bombs with the message
AirPort Utility was unable to find your AirPort wireless device after restarting.
I'd love to keep this working just as an AirPlay device.
UPDATE: I tried resetting the wireless network to use 11bg mode, but got the same result. So I'm guessing the thing has just crapped out coincidentally at the same time I made the change to my network. Oh well!
A: I had the exact same thing. I have three AirPort Expresses and it seems to me that my oldest one is not compatible with the new technology. The other two work fine. I can't update the firmware, so I guess I'm left with buying a new one. It took my whole system down.
| Q: How to use an AirPort Express as an AirPlay device with a TP-Link router? I recently upgraded my router (TP-Link TL-WR1043N) so now my wireless network is broadcasting in 11b/g/n mixed mode, and my 1st generation AirPort Express is having trouble joining the network.
I have done a factory reset several times, and each time everything seems to work fine but then when the APE tries to reset, AirPort Utility bombs with the message
AirPort Utility was unable to find your AirPort wireless device after restarting.
I'd love to keep this working just as an AirPlay device.
UPDATE: I tried resetting the wireless network to use 11bg mode, but got the same result. So I'm guessing the thing has just crapped out coincidentally at the same time I made the change to my network. Oh well!
A: I had the exact same thing. I have three AirPort Expresses and it seems to me that my oldest one is not compatible with the new technology. The other two work fine. I can't update the firmware, so I guess I'm left with buying a new one. It took my whole system down.
A: what you need to do is to extend the wireless network! Loud sound link!
and you shuld be able to use it perfectly as a repeater and airplay, this is how i use mine, however if your issue still presists, try conect it with a LAN cable, although this should not be needed!
A: I have a TP-Link TL-WDR3600 and a first gen Airport Express. I was having the same problems until I set both configurations to use WPA2 Personal instead of WPA/WPA2 Personal. With that change, the Express now connects to the wireless network.
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4d59505f01cfb030b7a59a5762928c1d39d6f9f8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to create a 'New Email with Attachment' option in Finder? With OS X Lion, the 'New Email with Attachment' option is missing from Finder. It is supposed to be replaced with the new "Share Button". Unfortunately, the only two ways I can share a file are Airdrop and iMessage. I use Mac Mail and this isn't present.
I checked 'Services' under 'System Preferences' and didn't see any option to add email to the share menu.
How do I customize the share to items?
A: Is the service present and enabled in the Services section of Keyboard Preferences?
You should see this:
If it's not there for some reason, you can recreate it easily in Automator.
Create a new Service in Automator, add the "New Mail Message" action to the workflow, and change the first drop down at the top so it reads "Service receives selected files and folders in any application". It should look like this:
Then save it, and you should have it available in your services menu.
| Q: How to create a 'New Email with Attachment' option in Finder? With OS X Lion, the 'New Email with Attachment' option is missing from Finder. It is supposed to be replaced with the new "Share Button". Unfortunately, the only two ways I can share a file are Airdrop and iMessage. I use Mac Mail and this isn't present.
I checked 'Services' under 'System Preferences' and didn't see any option to add email to the share menu.
How do I customize the share to items?
A: Is the service present and enabled in the Services section of Keyboard Preferences?
You should see this:
If it's not there for some reason, you can recreate it easily in Automator.
Create a new Service in Automator, add the "New Mail Message" action to the workflow, and change the first drop down at the top so it reads "Service receives selected files and folders in any application". It should look like this:
Then save it, and you should have it available in your services menu.
A: To create attachments, you can drag files from Finder into an empty email message. But I agree that this is too much work.
To save some keystrokes, you can create attachments by dragging files from Finder directly to the Mail icon in the dock - doesn't matter if Mail is running or not.
NB. In most cases dragging files to an app icon in the dock will do something meaningful, depending on the file type and the app.
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501ac5f8887b7c0de97210cb130880ea5acf7179 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to completely disable password saving in Safari? Safari keeps asking if I want to save passwords whenever I submit a login form.
Is there any way to disable this password saving feature completely?
A: If AutoFill is disabled, Safari won't ask to save passwords either.
| Q: How to completely disable password saving in Safari? Safari keeps asking if I want to save passwords whenever I submit a login form.
Is there any way to disable this password saving feature completely?
A: If AutoFill is disabled, Safari won't ask to save passwords either.
| apple | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/62099"
} |
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